WSHA would like to welcome Washington State’s psychiatric hospitals Western State Hospital and Eastern State Hospital as members in 2016. Both hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission (TJC) and certified by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Western State Hospital is an inpatient psychiatric hospital with more than 800 beds and 1,800 employees. It is one of the largest psychiatric hospitals west of the Mississippi River, and Ron Adler serves as the hospital’s CEO. Western State Hospital is located in Lakewood, seven miles south of Tacoma. Click here to learn more about Western State Hospital.
Eastern State Hospital is a 287 bed inpatient psychiatric hospital located in the city of Medical Lake, about 20 miles west of Spokane. Dorothy Sawyer serves as Eastern State Hospital’s CEO. Click here to learn more about Eastern State Hospital.
Welcome Ron and Western State Hospital, and Dorothy and Eastern State Hospital! (Tim Pfarr)
