Recent member news from the May 9, 2019 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Last month, several months of dedicated work culminated in WSHA members coming together for two significant events. ... Read More >>

National Hospital Week 2019 (May 12-18) is quickly approaching! Has your health system made plans to celebrate it? We at WSHA encourage you to take full advantage of National Hospital Week as an opportunity to highlight the important work that goes into providing expert, high-quality care to Washington residents.... Read More >>

The Patient Blood Management in Obstetrics Learning Collaborative will take place May 21, 2019, from 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at Crowne Plaza, SeaTac. ... Read More >>

Recent member news from the May 3, 2019 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Eight new Anticoagulant Therapy elements of performance (EPs) within the National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) 03.05.01 go into effect on July 1, 2019 for all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals, nursing care centers, and medical centers (accredited under the ambulatory health care program). ... Read More >>

The King County Heroin and Opioid Task Force invites you to a webinar to learn how prescribers and pharmacists are using the Don’t Hang on to Meds campaign to educate patients of the reasons why they should lock up the medications they take and securely dispose of medicines they no longer take/are expired. ... Read More >>

LifeNet Health is hosting a lunch-and-learn webinar, Feeling the pressure? Tools to identify and decrease burnout, on May 22, 12:00-1:00 p.m.... Read More >>

As we await final passage of the nurse/technologist staffing bill, I want to thank you for all your advocacy. We know the bill will be challenging to operationalize. However, we are in better shape than we would have been if we had not actively engaged.... Read More >>

In March, the VA Puget Sound Health Care System opened the doors at its new 220,000-square-foot facility on its Seattle campus. The new facility welcomed its first patient March 18.... Read More >>