The 2022 WSHA Leadership Summit is fast approaching, May 15–17! This event is a valuable opportunity to connect with health care leaders, trustees and commissioners over educational content and social networking.... Read More >>

In January 2021, Washington Hospital Services (WHS) started offering its Pre-Survey Inspection Services with clinical quality “mock” inspections.... Read More >>

The spectrum of medical therapies to treat COVID-19 continues to evolve and address SARS-CoV-2 variants.... Read More >>

As part of ongoing work to understand the challenges facing children, youth, and young adults in accessing behavioral health care, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) Children & Youth Behavioral Health Workgroup is seeking community feedback.... Read More >>

In 2020, Washington state deaths from drug poising increased by 30 percent, according to data from the University of Washington Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the May 6, 2022, edition of the Weekly Report newsletter.... Read More >>

WSHA invites our members to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, April 30, 2022.... Read More >>

The Spring 2022 Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network survey is now open, giving you and your organization a unique opportunity to share workforce needs with policymakers, planners and educators.... Read More >>

Over the last decade, WSHA has strongly advocated for increased access to behavioral health care. We are especially pleased – after five years of advocacy - that Medicaid will be expanding coverage of outpatient services to children and youth. ... Read More >>

Confluence Health CEO Dr. Peter Rutherford told the Health Care Cost Transparency Board last week that Confluence’s hospitals needed increases in its commercial rates to sustain its operations, since there are either low and no payment increases from Medicare and Medicaid.... Read More >>