Seattle-based Providence Swedish CEO Dr. Guy Hudson has been elected board chair of the Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA). As chair, Dr. Hudson will preside over the Board of Directors and help lead the hospital association’s work for the coming year. WSHA hospital and health system members elected Dr. Hudson during the association’s Annual Meeting Oct. 17... Read More >>

Last week Tina Seery, senior director of safety and quality, received the Regent’s Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)... Read More >>

Join Washington Hospital Services from 12-1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 for an informational webinar on the LEAD Academy... Read More >>

During the 2021 legislative session, the Washington Legislature appropriated funding for a new premium assistance program for employees of licensed childcare facilities.... Read More >>

I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Guy Hudson, CEO of Providence Swedish, as WSHA's newly elected board chair. Dr. Hudson will preside over the board of directors and help lead the association's work for the coming year. WSHA... Read More >>

WSHA members are invited to join the webinar “Hospital Discharge: Evolving Issues and Best Practices,” from 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, which will focus on patient consent and the guardianship process. WSHA will host the webinar with attorney from the law firm Fox Ballard... Read More >>

WSHA successfully advocated for the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) to align its final regulations on health care workers’ unemployment eligibility during a declared public health emergency with the underlying law passed via SB 5190 (2021)... Read More >>

WSHA would like to congratulate Kittitas Valley Healthcare CEO Julie Petersen for winning the 2022 Joe Hopkins Memorial Award and Cascade Medical Center Board Commissioner Bruce Williams for winning the 2022 Ben Lindekugel Governance Excellence Award! We presented these awards at our Annual Meeting Oct. 17... Read More >>

Join WSHA for the final session of our three-part webinar series, “Substance Use Disorder Care in Rural Settings: Reducing Barriers to Care,” from 12-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. This session will feature a presentation on medications for opioid use disorder, information from local resources to support providers who may be prescribing these medications and a conversation with an individual who is currently in recovery.... Read More >>

Virtual registration is still available for WSHA’s Annual Meeting, Oct. 17-18. Individual registrations are $399 and the unlimited group package for an entire organization is $1,999... Read More >>