On March 8, WSHA CEO Cassie Sauer was featured in Jesse Jones’ segment on KIRO 7 News on how to get financial assistance to help with medical debt. ... Read More >>

Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest celebrated its foundational progress and looked toward the future at its Share the Experience event March 2. The annual event is a forum for health care and community initiative partners to convene and have an open dialogue about implementing advance care planning programs throughout the region. ... Read More >>

WSHA will host a webinar from 10:30 a.m. to noon on March 27 on new employment laws related to paid sick leave (I-1433) and paid family and medical leave (SB 5975). ... Read More >>

Congratulations to the following individuals for taking on new roles with WSHA member hospitals and health systems!... Read More >>

Recent member news from the March 15, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Lawmakers have released their compromise 2018 state supplemental budget. The budget is positive for hospitals, with increased funding for behavioral health and no proposed reimbursement cuts. WSHA has analyzed the budget. ... Read More >>

This week we’ve seen conversations happening in the national media regarding the future of hospitals. ... Read More >>

Telemedicine can be incredibly beneficial to rural communities, and a recent partnership between PMH Medical Center in Prosser and Kadlec Medical Center in Richland has introduced telewound care for PMH patients. The medical centers have partnered to utilize telemedicine in other areas of care, but the telewound care will become the first of its kind in the area. ... Read More >>

On February 8, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) issued a new emergency rule modifying the regulatory requirements for a single-bed certification. ... Read More >>

Next week is Patient Safety Awareness Week: a dedicated time for growing awareness about patient safety. ... Read More >>