EvergreenHealth has started the first phase of construction on a new catheterization and interventional radiology suite, which is scheduled to open next year on the hospital’s Kirkland campus. The new suite adds capacity to better treat the growing community and allows providers to better treat cardiovascular disease, which remains the country’s top cause of death.... Read More >>
Registration for WSHA’s 2018 Annual Member Meeting and Governance Education Day — October 11 and 12, respectively, at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront — will open Monday, August 13. The theme of this year’s Annual Meeting is Innovative Leadership for Tomorrow’s Health Care.... Read More >>
We would like to honor your hospital’s leaders and programs! Now is the time to make nominations for WSHA’s annual awards, which will be presented at the Annual Member Meeting October 11 in Seattle. ... Read More >>
Membership update from the July 26, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
Recent member news from the July 26, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
As we communicated to members this spring, WSHA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Chris Bandoli will leave his role at WSHA August 10, becoming a full-time lobbyist in Olympia. We are pleased to announce that Chelene Whiteaker, most recently WSHA’s Senior Director of Policy Development, will take over the position.... Read More >>
The FDA recently announced it will update labels for fluoroquinolone antibiotics to increase warnings about the risks of associated adverse mental health effects and serious blood sugar disturbances. The agency is stating that the updates aim to make the warnings more consistent across all labels for fluroquinolone that are taken orally or injected.... Read More >>
In 2015, Ronn Goodnough learned he had cancer for the second time in four years. Such news never comes at a good time, but Ronn’s arrived while he was serving as the clinical lead for Harrison Medical Center’s Acute Care Expansion Project, which is expanding the medical center’s campus in Silverdale.... Read More >>
WSHA and the Washington State Medical Association’s (WSMA’s) joint opioid taskforce was granted a seat at a private meeting with U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams in Seattle June 29. The meeting included just 25 individuals representing local and government agencies, with WSMA Associate Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs Jeb Shepard representing the WSHA/WSMA taskforce.... Read More >>
The 2018 PAC campaign is officially underway! Please be on the lookout for the solicitation packets that were recently sent to all administrators. Under the endorsement and encouragement of the WSHA Board of Trustees and the WSHA Public Policy Committee, we have set an ambitious goal of raising $300,000 this year.... Read More >>
