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The Bree Collaborative is seeking public comment on its draft recommendations for managing patients who may be at risk of violence to others.... Read More >>

Harborview Medical Center will host a Substance Use Disorder Core on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, from 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m. ... Read More >>

Hospitals across Washington state are joining together to change the odds for sepsis survivors. The new Sepsis Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Network is providing hospitals and post-acute care facilities, with access to real-time information on sepsis survivor care events to improve outcomes and long-term recovery for sepsis survivors... Read More >>

The opioid epidemic continues to have a devastating impact on communities across the country. WSHA is committed to increasing opioid stewardship in Washington, Alaska, and Oregon and is approaching this on multiple fronts—to improve opioid prescribing practices, increase access to treatment services, decrease opioid-involved overdoses and prevent future opioid dependence. ... Read More >>

Every touchpoint with a patient is an opportunity to cast a lifeline. Patients with traumatic backgrounds, struggling with addiction or seeking refuge in a health care setting for non-medical reasons can be challenging to engage.... Read More >>

Dec. 1-7, 2019, is this year’s National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW). ... Read More >>

Happy Antibiotic Awareness Week! This week our nation is taking the time to highlight the urgency of antibiotic resistance. ... Read More >>

WSHA released a new Workplace Violence Prevention webpage with tools and resources to support hospitals in addressing workplace violence and successfully implementing Washington’s new workplace violence law (House Bill 1931, passed 2019). ... Read More >>

As part of its efforts to introduce more effective models of care and address the behavioral health crisis in Snohomish County, Providence Medical Group launched a Behavioral Health Urgent Care on the same campus as the Providence Regional Medical Center Colby Campus emergency department.... Read More >>

Across the state, many patients are stuck in hospitals because the patients can’t access appropriate care in their communities. ... Read More >>