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

Recent member news from the December 7, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Registration is now open for the 2018 sessions of LEAD Academy and our first Advanced LEAD Academy. If you’ve been wondering if you or members of your team should attend, you’ll have the opportunity to learn more during a webinar next Wednesday, December 13 at noon.... Read More >>

WHS Industry Partner Cordant Health Solutions is providing one more tool to help fight drug addiction. The company recently launched a drug education resource library that includes printable information sheets on more than a dozen abused substances, ranging from prescription medications to illicit substances.... Read More >>

Over the next few weeks, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., must tackle a number of critical health care issues, including funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, expiring Medicare reimbursement policies, 340B and stabilization of the individual insurance market under the Affordable Care Act.... Read More >>

The House Ways and Means Committee recently announced a bipartisan agreement to extend certain expiring Medicare provisions. The proposal would extend the Medicare low-volume adjustment program and Medicare dependent hospital status for two years, and extend add-on payments for rural ground ambulance and home health services for five years.... Read More >>

One of the core benefits of members with WSHA is access to problem solving, whether it’s working with peers through the policy and advocacy team to maintain insurance coverage for our most vulnerable residents or picking up a best practice to prevent infections.... Read More >>

Cindy Sue James fought cancer at UW Medicine/Northwest Hospital in Seattle, but despite her courage and perseverance, she lost her battle. To commemorate her bravery and the loving care those at the hospital provided her during her final days, her brother-in-law — totem pole carver David Boxley — created a new totem pole to stand at the hospital. ... Read More >>

WSHA has asked members of Washington State’s congressional delegation to support bipartisan bill H. R. 4392 to stop the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ rule to reduce payments for outpatient drugs provided by certain 340B eligible hospitals by nearly 30 percent. ... Read More >>

We are grateful to those of you who have contributed to the Washington Hospital PAC. Your contributions help us elect champions for hospitals and health care and advance our advocacy agenda.... Read More >>