Join WSHA and nursing leaders and staff from Harborview, Virginia Mason and Samaritan Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 12-1pm for an important discussion on nurse staffing committee best practices.... Read More >>
LifeCenter Northwest hired Dominic Adorno as the new Vice President of Clinical Operations. Welcome Dominic! ... Read More >>
Recent member news from the December 6, 2018, Weekly Report. ... Read More >>
Eighty-eight percent of physicians nationally indicate many of their patients are affected by social conditions posing a serious impediment to their health. Among Washington physicians, the number is 91 percent. This is one key finding of a survey of 8,772 physicians commissioned by The Physicians Foundation and conducted by Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner Merritt Hawkins, the nation’s leading physician search and consulting firm.... Read More >>
Washington Hospital Services industry partner Class Action Capital has informed WHS of additional class action settlement refunds for which WSHA members may be eligible. This is not participation in a lawsuit but submitting and managing a confidential claim to obtain a share of settlements that have already been approved for distribution. ... Read More >>
Recent member news from the November 29, 2018, Weekly Report. ... Read More >>
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kim Witkop has been appointed Interim CEO of Snoqualmie Valley Hospital. Welcome Kim!... Read More >>
The Optimizing Rural Health Technical Advisory Center (ORH) is a newly created assistance opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Its goal is to partner with rural communities to identify and address health care needs and challenges.... Read More >>
Why is it important for advance care planning to take place in the community as well as in hospitals and medical offices? If we truly want to realize Honoring Choices PNW’s vision that everyone will receive care that honors personal values and goals at the end of life, we must encourage everyone to first identify their personal values and goals.... Read More >>
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced a new requirement for all hospitals regarding transparency and posting of standard charges as reflected in the chargemaster, effective Jan. 1, 2019. The requirement applies to all hospitals.... Read More >>
