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Recent member news from the October 20, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Cassie Sauer, who will take over as President and CEO of the Washington State Hospital Association in January of 2017, was introduced to the membership at the October 13-14 Annual... Read More >>

Thank you to all our members who joined us last week in the wind and the rain in Seattle for our 84th Annual Member Meeting! We want to extend a heartfelt congratulations to the winners of the Joe Hopkins Memorial Award, the Achieving Best Care Award and the Community Health Leadership Award. Each exemplified outstanding work to improve the health of their communities.... Read More >>

SEATTLE – Gregg Davidson, who served Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit Regional Health for 37 years, was awarded the prestigious Joe Hopkins Memorial Award for outstanding leadership by the Washington State Hospital Association in Seattle on October 14.... Read More >>

The Washington State Hospital Association honored hospitals with awards recognizing their efforts to achieve high quality care and demonstrate community health leadership during the association’s annual meeting on Oct. 14, 2016, at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. The Achieving Best Care award and Community Health Leadership award are among the association’s highest honors awarded to health care organizations in Washington state.... Read More >>

At TeamHealth (NYSE: TMH), our purpose is to perfect our physicians' ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do. Through our more than 19,000 affiliated physicians and advanced practice clinicians, TeamHealth offers numerous solutions to approximately 3,400 acute and post-acute facilities and physician groups nationwide.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partners Merritt Hawkins released a white paper with 10 keys to enhancing relationships with your medical staff as well as an overview of major factors driving mobility among physicians.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the October 13, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

The Community Health Leadership Award is given annually to health care organizations that serve their community’s health needs in innovative and lasting ways. We want to recognize organizations that are not just serving patients, but are investing in solutions that improve the health of their entire community. This week we recognize Valley Medical Center, Sunnyside Community Hospital & Clinics and Morton General Hospital.... Read More >>

In 2015, Stericyle introduced a new disposal unit that could house both pharmaceutical and sharps waste. The comingle program being offered in the Pacific Northwest can help you increase regulatory compliance with The Joint Commission, EPA, DOT, OSHA and — specifically in the Pacific Northwest — the Department of Ecology. Internally, it reduces staff time dedicated to ordering and monitoring container inventory, increasing patient care time. ... Read More >>