WSHA is gearing up for the 2019 state legislative session. We are asking all hospital CEOs to meet with their state elected officials between now and November. Much has changed in Olympia, so we need to ensure hospitals are telling their story.... Read More >>
For the last two years, we at WSHA have been honored to serve as one of the select organizations across the country to contract with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a hospital improvement innovation network (HIIN). This federally funded contract has supported key quality and safety efforts, and we are delighted to announce that we recently received a six-month extension to continue this important work.... Read More >>
August 23 is the deadline to make a nomination for the 2018 Community Health Leadership Award, which will be given at the WSHA Annual Meeting October 11 to a health care organization that is serving its community’s broader health needs in innovative and lasting ways.... Read More >>
We would like to honor a special hospital leader in Washington State with the Joe Hopkins Memorial Award! The Joe Hopkins Memorial Award was created in 1987 to acknowledge an individual who displays the spirit of Joe Hopkins’ vision and dedication to Washington’s hospitals, with a special focus on his interest in rural health.... Read More >>
In an effort to continue to promote the very best care and safety to patients in Washington, WSHA launched Maternity Watch in fall 2017. This is a new program designed to optimize early recognition and response to maternal warning signs for severe hypertension/preeclampsia, maternal hemorrhage, sepsis and cardiopulmonary events to reduce severe maternal morbidity and mortality.... Read More >>
In addition to offering peer review services to rural hospitals, Washington Hospital Services’ Health Care Quality Services (WHS-HQS) also provides peer review to rural health clinics, whether hospital-based or free standing.... Read More >>
WSHA CEO Cassie Sauer is featured in this week’s Puget Sound Business Journal article on hospitals’ deepening dependency on Medicare. Article excerpt and link below. (note: PSBJ is a subscription publication)... Read More >>
We would like to honor your hospital’s leaders and programs! Now is the time to make nominations for WSHA’s annual awards, which will be presented at the Annual Member Meeting October 11 in Seattle. ... Read More >>
As we communicated to members this spring, WSHA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Chris Bandoli will leave his role at WSHA August 10, becoming a full-time lobbyist in Olympia. We are pleased to announce that Chelene Whiteaker, most recently WSHA’s Senior Director of Policy Development, will take over the position.... Read More >>
The 2018 PAC campaign is officially underway! Please be on the lookout for the solicitation packets that were recently sent to all administrators. Under the endorsement and encouragement of the WSHA Board of Trustees and the WSHA Public Policy Committee, we have set an ambitious goal of raising $300,000 this year.... Read More >>
