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On Friday, March 3, from 9-10:30 a.m., the WSHA Behavioral Health team will host “It’s Not About the Food: Eating Disorder Myths, Misconceptions, and Strategies for Prevention” in honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.... Read More >>

WSHA is pleased to announce a new safety and quality dashboard for sepsis in our Data Analytics Service Hub (DASH) platform. Sepsis is the body’s life-threatening reaction to infection. Nearly 20,000 Washingtonians per year are hospitalized with sepsis or septic shock. It is the leading cause of death in hospitals in the U.S. ... Read More >>

Congratulations to June Altaras, MN, NEA-BC, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality, Safety and Nursing Officer for MultiCare Health System for her new appointment to the Robert Bree Collaborative.... Read More >>

The Pacific Northwest Sepsis Conference is partnering with Sepsis Canada to launch a re-imagined North American Sepsis Conference: Sepsis Forum.... Read More >>

Opioid misuse continues to be a serious national public health issue with nearly 71,000 drug-overdose deaths in 2019 involving an opioid. As health care providers, you influence the choices your patients make.... Read More >>

WSHA is now accepting applications for the Everyday Extraordinary Award, which recognizes a rural hospital completing an exceptional quality improvement project.... Read More >>

The WSHA Behavioral Health team will host “It’s Not About the Food: Eating Disorder Myths, Misconceptions, and Strategies for Prevention” from 9-10:30 a.m. Friday, March 3, in honor of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.... Read More >>

SAMHSA recently announced a grant available to nonprofit hospitals and emergency departments, intending to support those facilities in developing and implementing alternatives to opioids for pain management.... Read More >>

Thirty teams successfully completed a gap assessment, action planning and implemented projects to improve the delivery of equitable care across Oregon and Washington over the past 18 months.... Read More >>

Almost 107,000 people died in the United States due to a drug poisoning in 2021, with 75% of those deaths involving an opioid.... Read More >>