Nominations are now open for the 2019 Joe Hopkins Memorial Award, Community Health Leadership Award and Governance Excellence Award. ... Read More >>
Please join WithinReach and the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) for the second Washington State Immunization Summit, October 8, 2019, at the Lynnwood Convention Center.... Read More >>
The Department of Health recently announced that our state’s Prescription Monitoring Program, which is used to track opioid prescriptions, is now sharing data with nearly all states in the U.S. ... Read More >>
Many of you are aware that the opioid epidemic has continued to increase in recent years, with devastating impacts on communities across the nation. According to the Centers for Disease... Read More >>
Situation Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. By sharing our safety events, other hospitals don’t have to experience an event to learn about... Read More >>
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed a wealth of materials to prevent HAIs, including Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI). AHRQ’s CAUTI Event Report Template is a... Read More >>
Antibiotic stewardship continues to be an essential component of safety and quality patient care in our hospital settings. Annually, at least 700,000 people die from drug-resistant diseases, and that number... Read More >>
Falls with serious injury are consistently listed among the Top 10 Sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission Sentinel Event database. This month, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) is... Read More >>
Many of you are aware that the opiate epidemic has continued to increase in recent years, with devastating impacts on communities across the nation.... Read More >>
WSHA is very excited to partner with local and national experts in glycemic control for a new glycemic control program! WSHA is recruiting six highly motivated hospital teams (action teams) to participate in glycemic control implementation coaching with these experts by May 20.... Read More >>
