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MultiCare Health System welcomed Rockwood Health System’s Deaconess Hospital, Valley Hospital and Rockwood Clinic to its system July 1 with the closing of a purchase of the Spokane-based system. The expansion will add 3,600 employees to MultiCare. The acquisition converts Rockwood Health System to not-for-profit status.... Read More >>

Welcome WSHA’s newest affiliate member Interpath Laboratory! Interpath Laboratory is a full-service medical reference laboratory offering both clinical lab and anatomic pathology services to the medical communities of the Pacific Northwest. They are an independent, family owned organization focused on providing accurate and timely laboratory services. Their organization is designed to operate in partnership with their clients to deliver vital diagnostic information. ... Read More >>

Ramona Hicks has been appointed Interim CEO at Coulee Medical Center.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the July 13, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Join us at noon Wednesday, July 19 for the first in a series of three webcasts aimed at helping you to formalize exposure control plans to promote OSHA compliance and develop a clear and complete approach to training staff for regulatory compliance. In the first webcast, Richard Best, Stericycle's Corporate Director of OSHA Compliance, will focus on OSHA standards, such as the blood-borne pathogens and hazard communication standards.... Read More >>

Cordant Health is making major progress in keeping prescription opioids off the streets. In fact, last month alone, they prevented the diversion of more than 8,800 pills. Cordant offers a closed-loop solution for opioid prescriptions, incorporating both medication dispensing and laboratory work to provide better data for prescribing and patient compliance, maintaining controls through the entire process.... Read More >>

Newport Hospitals & Health Services received the Washington State Hospital Association’s 2017 Rural Quality Everyday Extraordinary Award for its success in their “Surgical Site Infection Prevention Project.”... Read More >>

Almost a year after he started, the hospital’s CEO resigned last week after a committee of the hospital commission interviewed employees ahead of his upcoming evaluation.... Read More >>

A new cancer diagnosis is a cause for anxiety and uncertainty for many patients, and will often require arranging visits to different clinics and specialists to get the right care at the right time. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) has witnessed a 70 percent increase in new patients fighting kidney cancer between 2011 and 2016, so they are taking steps to make getting care faster and easier for these patients.... Read More >>

When you think of killing viruses and bacteria on surfaces, you may think of using a spray and a paper towel to physically scrub away the bad particles. At Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, a new air handler is taking cleaning to a new level, using ultraviolet light to kill viruses and bacteria.... Read More >>