The Department of Health will be mailing out the annual statewide surveys on hospital acute care bed counts. The surveys have been mailed via U.S. mail to hospital administrators. Hospitals should receive them the first week of May, and responses are due by June 1.... Read More >>

KVH recently finished work on a helipad that will make the process of landing a helicopter at the hospital quicker, easier and — perhaps most importantly —safer. By having a dedicated helipad, pilots have a clear flight path and don’t need to maneuver around cars.... Read More >>

Washington State has made significant advances in expanding access to telemedicine-based care, passing telemedicine bills in 2015 and 2016 with WSHA’s strong support and advocacy. Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner InSight has written a bulletin exploring how telemedicine — specifically telepsychiatry — can help bring psychiatric care to places where it is not readily available.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the April 28, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

This legislative session, one of WSHA’s top priorities was continuing to advance policy support for telemedicine, and we were very pleased with the passage of Senate Bill 6519. As part of this new legislation, a statewide Telemedicine Collaborative is being convened. The application to serve on the Collaborative is now available and is due by May 15.... Read More >>

WSHA will host a webinar from 10-11am on May 4 to discuss the hospital-acquired condition (HAC) reduction program analysis. The program is designed to help hospital and health systems reduce HACs and avoid penalties from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). ... Read More >>

WSHA worked with members to create both a standard financial assistance application form and a standard plan for communicating and giving notice of the fact that financial help is out there. The WSHA Board of Trustees unanimously voted to urge every hospital in Washington State to adopt these documents. It’s the right thing to do for patients, our communities and our hospitals.... Read More >>

April marks National Minority Health Month, so before we head into May, WSHA would like to take a moment and reflect on some of the ways our state’s hospitals and health systems are providing care to our diverse communities.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services provides WSHA members with free access to the Washington State Registry Program. Since its inception, this program has helped fill more than 12,400 vital contract and per-diem shifts throughout Washington State.... Read More >>

Average life expectancy at birth increased 0.4 years for black men, 0.2 years for Hispanic women and 0.1 years for Hispanic men in 2014, but declined 0.1 years for white women, according to a report released April 20 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... Read More >>