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  To:  Hospital CEOs, Chief Medical Officers, Human Resources, Risk Management, Legal   Staff Contact:     Cara Helmer, JD, RN, Policy Director, Legal Affairs carah@wsha.org | (206) 577-1827 Subject:... Read More >>

WSHA is a committed partner in the Washington State Opioid Response Plan, and in collaboration with the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA). In partnership, we would like to share that the next phase of the Starts with One pharmacy program will commence in October... Read More >>

Dr. Peter Rutherford, former CEO of Confluence Health, participated in the 2022 Inland State of Reform Health Policy Conference, on the panel “Updates of Efforts to Regulate Cost Growth,” at WSHA’s request... Read More >>

Falls Prevention Awareness Week is a nationwide effort to raise awareness on preventing falls and reducing falls risks, this year celebrated from Sept. 18-24... Read More >>

Please join WSHA and Washington Hospital Services (WHS) from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Sept. 29 for the first in a series of webinars that will highlight important procedure trends utilizing our latest DASH Premium Dashboard: Surgical Procedures... Read More >>

AWPHD will host the 2022 Public Hospital District Procurement webinar from 12-1 p.m. Oct. 12. This webinar qualifies for 1 credit toward the Governance & Executive Education certification... Read More >>

HRQ’s Safety Program for MRSA Prevention is recruiting hospital-based surgical teams to reduce surgical site infections, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections... Read More >>

3M has been super gracious providing subject matter experts at presentations for WSHA’s Infection Prevention Forum... Read More >>

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month aims to increase conversation, to highlight available crisis resources, and to spread hope that prevention is possible. Suicide is a major public health concern and was the 12th leading cause of death nationwide in 2020... Read More >>

COVID-19 therapeutics early intervention with COVID-19 therapeutics (treatments and medications) can reduce the risk of severe illness and hospitalization for people with COVID-19 who are at high risk of developing more serious illness... Read More >>