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Recent member news from the April 5, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

MultiCare Valley Hospital held a rare career day in March for students at North Pines Middle School, who were given the opportunity to learn more about careers in health care and test their abilities in medicine. About 20 students learned about how to intubate a patient and perform CPR, and they also spent time in imaging, dietary and IV access stations.... Read More >>

Membership update from the March 29, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the March 29, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner PARA HealthCare Financial Services has written an article that offers strategies for moving toward a meaningful and accessible pricing transparency model while at the same time reducing bad debt, improving up-front collections and providing high-quality customer service.... Read More >>

KUOW ran a story last week about how pediatricians are becoming a scarce commodity in rural Washington communities. ... Read More >>

For the first time, St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute in Spokane has contracted to provide training services to three Spokane public high schools: Rogers, North Central and Shadle Park High School.... Read More >>

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its latest Vital Signs infographic. You can use it to initiate conversations about opioid prescribing practices at your facility. ... Read More >>

In February, the abstract from the ARRIVE trial — a multi-center randomized controlled trial comparing induction of labor at 39 weeks gestation with expectant management of labor in first-time mothers —was presented at the annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) conference in Dallas, Texas. ... Read More >>

We were recently pleased to have the following WSHA members give presentations at Safe Table events!... Read More >>