March 16th virtual roundtable to focus on 2SSB 5195 implementation
March 3, 2022
New Washington law 2SSB 5195 went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022.... Read More >>
New Washington law 2SSB 5195 went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022.... Read More >>
As a result of advocacy by WSHA and hospitals across the state in late 2021 and early 2022, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is opening several Hospital Capacity Admission Units across the state.... Read More >>
As a result of advocacy by WSHA and hospitals across the state in late 2021 and early 2022, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is opening Hospital Capacity Admission Units – nursing facility units staffed by the state to help move nonacute patients out of hospitals.... Read More >>
On Jan. 1, 2022, 2SSB 5195 went into effect, requiring hospital emergency departments and many behavioral health settings (e.g., inpatient psychiatric units, psychiatric hospitals) to dispense or distribute opioid overdose reversal medication (e.g., naloxone) to patients at risk of an opioid overdose for individual use after discharge.... Read More >>
We are now accepting applications for the Washington State Hospital Association Rural Quality Everyday Extraordinary Award.... Read More >>
The Washington State Department of Health Medical Countermeasure Team has updated its Therapeutic Information for Health Care Providers webpage to support health care providers and public health in Washington State with up-to-date information regarding distribution, access and clinical use recommendations for COVID-19 therapeutics.... Read More >>
Infection Control Today (ICT) reminds us that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory virus that Omicron will eventually extinguish, and succinctly describes a continuing consequence of all COVID-19 illnesses.... Read More >>
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is requesting hospital assistance verifying Certificate of Need data prior to publication and asked WSHA to share the message below.... Read More >>
Several Washington hospitals recently participated in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) safe health care webinar, sharing their strategies for enhancing antimicrobial stewardship programs in Critical Access Hospitals.... Read More >>
As a new year begins and the COVID pandemic continues, building resilience among Washington hospital staff is critically important.... Read More >>