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On June 30, legislators passed, and the governor signed a $34 billion operating budget hours before the new biennium was to begin, avoiding a partial shutdown of state services.... Read More >>

The Senate Republican leadership announced on Tuesday that they will release a new draft of the Better Care Reconciliation Act.... Read More >>

I’m an organ donor, and while nobody wants to think about passing away and leaving their family behind, I know that as a donor my organs can save or improve the lives of many people. I have personal experience of this. My best friend’s daughter, born the same month as my eldest son, needed a liver transplant due to a genetic issue.... Read More >>

To provide more care closer to home, Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake is working to become a Level 3 trauma center. The facility is currently a Level 4 trauma center, and to receive more advanced care at a Level 3 trauma center, patients currently need to travel more than 65 miles to either Wenatchee, the Tri-Cities or Spokane.... Read More >>

A study published in Health Affairs in June 2017 compared racial disparities in 30-day readmissions among traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries who underwent one of six major inpatient surgical procedures. The study utilized New York State hospital claims data in 2013.... Read More >>

MultiCare Health System welcomed Rockwood Health System’s Deaconess Hospital, Valley Hospital and Rockwood Clinic to its system July 1 with the closing of a purchase of the Spokane-based system. The expansion will add 3,600 employees to MultiCare. The acquisition converts Rockwood Health System to not-for-profit status.... Read More >>

Welcome WSHA’s newest affiliate member Interpath Laboratory! Interpath Laboratory is a full-service medical reference laboratory offering both clinical lab and anatomic pathology services to the medical communities of the Pacific Northwest. They are an independent, family owned organization focused on providing accurate and timely laboratory services. Their organization is designed to operate in partnership with their clients to deliver vital diagnostic information. ... Read More >>

Ramona Hicks has been appointed Interim CEO at Coulee Medical Center.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the July 13, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Join us at noon Wednesday, July 19 for the first in a series of three webcasts aimed at helping you to formalize exposure control plans to promote OSHA compliance and develop a clear and complete approach to training staff for regulatory compliance. In the first webcast, Richard Best, Stericycle's Corporate Director of OSHA Compliance, will focus on OSHA standards, such as the blood-borne pathogens and hazard communication standards.... Read More >>