WSHA awarded Seattle Children's and MultiCare Health System with its Community Health Leadership Award, and awarded Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Trustee Scott Hilburn with the first-ever Ben Lindekugel Governance Excellence Award.... Read More >>

WSHA honors Newport Hospital & Health Services CEO and Superintendent Tom Wilbur with its annual Joe Hopkins Memorial Award... Read More >>

As WSHA’s President & CEO, I have the privilege to engage with WSHA members throughout the year, in all sorts of settings and occasions.... Read More >>

Leaders and board members from 10 of our rural hospitals and health systems traveled to D.C. last week for Rural Advocacy Days.... Read More >>

WSHA would like to thank our diamond sponsors and Industry Partners LifeNet Health and Incyte for their support of the Annual Member Meeting.... Read More >>

Deaconess Hospital recently received grant funding from the Washington State Health Care Authority to help patients suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD) in their community, with a focus on patients at the highest risk of overdose and death.... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new regulations that require US hospitals to develop and implement antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs). ... Read More >>

The Health Care Authority (HCA) has announced a change in the process for requesting sign language interpreters for Apple Health clients. ... Read More >>

Recent member news from the October 4, 2019 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

WSHA contacted the Washington State office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) about their strategy for monitoring and enforcement of requirements for transparency and accountability of health plan prior authorizations (WAC 284-43-2050 and WAC 284-43-2060). ... Read More >>