In this webinar, we learned how your health system can better respond to the needs of your community by cultivating a more inclusive and participatory approach to partnerships.... Read More >>

Early this morning Congress passed a sweeping budget bill that funds the federal government through March 23, 2018. WSHA is very pleased the bill also includes a number of important health care provisions, including fixing — at least in the short term — some payment issues that WSHA members have been advocating for the past few months.... Read More >>

Friday marked the first cutoff in this year’s legislative session, with all bills needing to be voted out of their original policy committees to move forward, with the exception of those needed to implement the state budget. ... Read More >>

Recovering from illness, injury or surgery can be a challenge. At Klickitat Valley Health in Goldendale, a new facility is making the process easier, helping patients through rehabilitation and allowing them to transition to a general maintenance health and wellness routine, all in the same place.... Read More >>

WSHA has produced a short animated video highlighting the ER is for Emergencies program, which can be helpful this flu season when hospitals are seeing high volumes of patients suffering from the flu.... Read More >>

WSHA and the Department of Social and Health Services hosted a webinar January 30 about the new requirements under Ricky’s Law (HB 1713). For those who missed it, WSHA will host the same webinar from 12 – 1 p.m. ... Read More >>

Addressing the opioid epidemic is one of WSHA’s top legislative and patient safety priorities. Together with our state’s Accountable Communities of Health, we worked to develop a template to expand access to treatment for opioid abuse in emergency departments, which is often the first point of treatment for those battling addiction. ... Read More >>

WSHA’s Safe Deliveries Roadmap team recently launched a project called “Maternity Watch,” which uses a tool to improve early identification for obstetric complications. After a patient has screened positive, there are guidelines on four algorithms of focus: sepsis, hypertension, hemorrhage and cardiopulmonary. ... Read More >>

Washington State’s cancer research fund will be named the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment. ... Read More >>

WSHA was recently featured in news articles about unnecessary medical care, and the costs associated with them.... Read More >>