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Recent member news from the August 3, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Industry Partner Cordant Health is being recognized for its work to control opioids by keeping a tight rein on prescriptions. A recent article highlights how its controlled substance pharmacy ensures prescriptions stay in the right hands. Through the program, physicians send drug prescriptions for chronic pain electronically to the pharmacy.... Read More >>

To help answer questions about the patient experience through treatment, Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle launched its Peer-to-Peer counseling program, which pairs volunteers who have undergone surgery with those are about to undergo surgery. While doctors can answer all the clinical questions, the peer counselors can offer a first-hand account of what the experience will be like, and answer some personal questions about the process they may be uncomfortable asking their provider.... Read More >>

Membership updates from the July 27, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the July 27, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

UW Medicine, the UW School of Pharmacy and the Kidney Research Institute have partnered with the Seattle-based organ-on-a-chip company Nortis to develop the “kidney-on-a-chip,” which will be used in a research study on the International Space Station. A total of 24 chips will be sent into space, possibly as soon as next year.... Read More >>

Nominations are now open for WSHA’s Joe Hopkins Memorial Award and the Community Health Leadership Award, which will be presented at WSHA’s 85thAnnual Member Meeting Oct. 12 in Seattle.... Read More >>

The U.S. Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) announced last week that a group of Washington’s frontier hospitals received a one-year grant for nearly $100,000 to develop a community-based, long-term care network. AWPHD and WSHA led the effort to pull the network together and pursue the grant.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the July 20, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

To provide more care closer to home, Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake is working to become a Level 3 trauma center. The facility is currently a Level 4 trauma center, and to receive more advanced care at a Level 3 trauma center, patients currently need to travel more than 65 miles to either Wenatchee, the Tri-Cities or Spokane.... Read More >>