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Almost 107,000 people died in the United States due to a drug poisoning in 2021, with 75% of those deaths involving an opioid.... Read More >>

Change of Law: Hospital Action Required   To:                                   Chief Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers,... Read More >>

Thank you to everyone who testified and signed in last week to oppose SB 5236, which institutes hospital staffing mandates, including nurse and certified nurse assistant-to patient ratios by rulemaking... Read More >>

  To:                                CEOs, CFOs, CNOs, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Government Affairs Staff Staff Contact:     ... Read More >>

The nursing unions and their allies in the state Legislature have introduced SB 5236, which implements staffing mandates, namely nurse-to-patients ratios. The bill received its first hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce Tuesday, Jan. 17.... Read More >>

Set your new managers up for success by making LEAD Academy a part of their leadership development journey.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner, Sensato, will host a webinar from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 26, to provide a “Cybersecurity State of the Union” and announce a new Cybersecurity Insider program. Register here.... Read More >>

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have CDC and Bree Collaborative have revised Opioid Prescribing Guidelines that include best practice recommendations for acute, subacute and chronic opioid use. The updated and expanded guidelines support WSHA’s aims to ensure equitable access to effective, informed, individualized and safe pain care.... Read More >>

Entering the second week of this year’s legislative session, important bills are beginning to receive hearings... Read More >>

The 2023 state legislative session began this week, and it is the first in the two-year biennium. Lawmakers will need to pass the operating, capital and transportation budgets for the biennium before adjourning April 23.... Read More >>