Every September, health care providers, the public and organizations big and small come together to raise awareness of sepsis, the leading cause of death in U.S. hospitals.... Read More >>
Recent member news from the August 1, 2019 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
Washington’s hospitals have been struggling with staffing shortages over the past several years. Identifying qualified allied health, nursing, provider and other candidates is critical to ensuring hospitals are able to meet patient and community needs.... Read More >>
Swedish Health Services is empowering patients and providers to better address pain and opioid management.... Read More >>
Kittitas Valley Healthcare (KVH) recently offered Ellensburg High School (EHS) students to learn about the complex work that goes into providing health care services, and the role that hospitals play in their communities.... Read More >>
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Joe Hopkins Memorial Award, Community Health Leadership Award and Governance Excellence Award.... Read More >>
Imagine the elderly woman who suffers an accident and wanted her niece to be her surrogate decision-maker. Unfortunately, she did not fill out a health care directive prior to losing decision-making capacity. Before the passage of House Bill 1175, she would have had to endure a lengthy, painstaking guardianship process to have the person she trusts be her health care decision-maker. ... Read More >>
Today is the final day to RSVP to join us in Washington, D.C. Sept. 23-25 for Rural Advocacy Days. ... Read More >>
The 2019 WHPAC campaign has officially launched! In the first month of our campaign, we’ve raised almost $80,000 toward our goal, with more than $25,000 contributed during the annual Rural Hospital Leadership Conference. ... Read More >>
Washington Hospital Services (WHS) announced it is issuing $4.2 million in dividend payments for the 2018 policy year to its Public Hospital District Workers’ Compensation Group, Washington Hospitals Workers’ Compensation Group and Public Hospital District Unemployment Compensation Group customers. ... Read More >>
