WSHA supports hospitals in improving clinical care. More information about our quality team, current priorities, and additional resources for hospitals are available on the WSHA Safety and Quality Homepage. Below is a list of the current programs that hospitals can sign up for. These are for WSHA members hospital staff only. We are hosting a webinar on June 3 to provide an overview of these programs. Click here to sign up for email updates.
- Behavioral Health Roundtables
- Demographic Data Reporting
- Emergency Department DELTA Collaborative
- Hospital Staffing Support
- Leadership Events
- Opioid Harm Prevention Workgroup
- Readmissions Collaborative
- Rural Nurse Leader Training – NEW
- Rural Roundtables
- Safe Deliveries Roadmap
- Sepsis Improvement Collaborative
Behavioral Health Roundtables
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXECUTIVE LEADER
Audience: Executive Leaders and CEOs of behavioral health facilities and hospitals with inpatient psych units.
Contact: Ryan Robertson, RyanR@wsha.org
Timing: Quarterly
Description: Email RyanR@wsha.org to register.
PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Audience: Pediatric behavioral health facilities and clinicians.
Contact: Ryan Robertson, RyanR@wsha.org
Timing: Quarterly
Description: Email RyanR@wsha.org to register.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH – GENERAL
Audience: Behavioral health facilities and clinicians.
Contact: Ryan Robertson, RyanR@wsha.org
Timing: Bi-monthly
Description: Sharing learnings and best practices. Email RyanR@wsha.org to register.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CNO
Audience: CNOs from behavioral health facilities and hospitals with inpatient psych units.
Contact: Gena Cooper, GenaC@wsha.org
Timing: Bi-monthly
Description: Email GenaC@wsha.org to register.
Demographic Data Reporting
Audience: Quality leaders, patient experience, compliance, registration, LGBTQ+ leaders
Contact: Abby Berube, AbigailB@wsha.org
Timing: On-demand and ongoing.
Description: All hospitals in WA are required by law to collect and report detailed patient self-reported demographics. Program support include the following. Where no resource is linked, contact AbigailB@wsha.org for details.
- On-demand webinar trainings on the “why” and the “how” of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data collection.
- Data dashboard updated monthly with demographic reporting detail
- Consulting with SOGI subject matter expert
- Guidelines for pediatric populations
- Gender Affirming Care Workgroup
- Hospital-developed materials for patients and staff.
Emergency Department DELTA Collaborative
Audience: Emergency department teams
Contact: Tina Seery, TinaS@wsha.org
Timing: Info Webinar: August 21. In-person kickoff: September 25th. ACCELERATE Webinars: 3rd Thursday, 11am – 12:30pm, October – May.
Description: Multi-disciplinary teams participate in day-long, in-person kickoff followed by monthly virtual sessions. Participating hospitals will select one of two tracks: workplace violence or caring for patients with substance use disorders. Register here.
Hospital Staffing Support
Technical support and education are available related to hospital staffing support. Contact Gena Cooper (GenaC@wsha.org) for details. See Working Together for Patient Care for more information about Hospital Staffing Committees.
Leadership Events
QUALITY LEADER LEARNING COLLABORATIVE
Audience: Hospital quality, nursing, and medical leadership
Contact: Tina Seery, TinaS@wsha.org
Timing: 2-4 times yearly opportunities for learning and networking. In-person and virtual.
Description: Next event: September 30, In-Person at SeaTac.
CNO ROUNDTABLES
Audience: Hospital chief nursing officers
Contact: Trish Anderson, TrishA@wsha.org
Description: WSHA hosts various CNO-focused trainings and roundtables.
- Rural CNOs Roundtable – every other month virtual (contact MichellM@wsha.org for invite)
- Behavioral Health CNO – every other month (contact GenaC@wsha.org for invite)
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXECUTIVE LEADER ROUNDTABLE
Audience: Executive Leaders and CEOs of behavioral health facilities and hospitals with inpatient psych units.
Contact: Ryan Robertson, RyanR@wsha.org
Timing: Quarterly
Description: Email RyanR@wsha.org to register
Opioid Harm Prevention
WORKGROUP
Audience: CMOs, CNOs, Quality, Pharmacists, others in hospital working on harm prevention
Contact: Tina Seery, TinaS@wsha.org
Timing: Virtual, alternating months.
Description: Drive opioid quality improvement in either improving prescribing and prevention and treatment. Share learnings, problem-solve barriers, engage in collaborative education, and work together toward shared goals. Register.
WEBINARS
Naloxone Distribution In Hospitals: A critical strategy for preventing overdose deaths. August 13, 12-1pm
Readmissions Collaborative
Audience: Hospital quality personnel
Contact: Rosemary Grant, RosemaryG@wsha.org
Description: This collaborative will focus primarily on reducing readmissions in the Medicaid population in facilities that have high rates of readmissions in this population, or high volume of Medicaid patients, or both. However, all hospitals are welcome to participate to decrease readmissions in all populations. Timing and registration pending. Contact RosemaryG@wsha.org to be added to the distribution list for this work.
Rural Nurse Leader Training
Audience: Rural nurse managers, charge nurses, and clinical nurse educators selected by their leadership to receive leadership/management training.
Contact: Megan Herman, MeganH@wsha.org
Description: This training is free for rural hospitals in Washington and will focus on providing nurse leaders in rural care environments with the skills they need to be effective managers, support their teams, and improve patient care. An informational webinar will take place on Tuesday, August 6 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Visit the program webpage for details.
Rural Roundtables
Audience: Hospital quality personnel and nursing leadership
Contact: Megan Herman, MeganH@wsha.org
Description: Roundtables support rural-specific education, feedback and networking.
- Rural Quality Roundtable: Virtual, Fourth Thursdays.
- Rural CNO Roundtable. Virtual, every other month. (Contact MichellM@wsha.org for invite)
Safe Deliveries Roadmap
PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE WORKGROUP
Audience: OB leaders, OB providers, frontline staff
Contact: Jenica Sandall, JenicaS@wsha.org
Timing: May 2024 – August 2025. Monthly Webinars. Some in-person events 2025.
Description: Collaborative workgroup to improve Perinatal mental health care in Washington utilizing the AIM Care bundle. Webinar registration.
- To sign up, sign hospital commitment letter and return to JenicaS@wsha.org.
OB HEMORRHAGE TRAINING AND SIMULATION
Audience: Rural hospitals with and without OB services. OB leaders, OB providers and frontline staff.
Contact: Amy Anderson, AmyA@wsha.org
Timing: July 1, 2024 – August 2025. On site.
Description: Gap assessment, policy review/development, team training and onsite simulation. Contact AmyA@wsha.org to schedule.
TEAMBIRTH IMPLEMENTATION COHORT
Audience: OB leaders, OB providers, frontline staff
Contact: Jenica Sandall, JenicaS@wsha.org
Timing: 4th Cohort: October 2024 – April 2025
Description: Shared decision-making process for key decisions in Labor and Delivery and elsewhere on the perinatal care continuum.
- About TeamBirth
- Informational webinar recording and slide deck.
- To sign up, sign hospital commitment letter and return to JenicaS@wsha.org.
PERINATAL NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION WEBINAR SERIES
Audience: ED and OB leaders, providers, frontline staff
Contact: Jenica Sandall, JenicaS@wsha.org
Description: Four webinar series on topics related to best practices and harm reduction for pregnant people using substances, presented by The Naloxone Project. Register for series.
- July 11, 12pm – 1pm: Stigma and Understanding SUD in Pregnant Patients
- August 8, 12pm – 1pm: Screening for Substance Use Disorders in Pregnant Populations
- September 12, 12pm – 1pm: Overdose Education for Pregnant Patients & Families
- October 10, 12pm – 1pm: Naloxone Distribution Systems in Birthing Hospitals
Sepsis Improvement Collaborative
Audience: Sepsis Coordinators, quality personnel, hospital sepsis champions
Contact: Rosemary Grant, RosemaryG@wsha.org
Description: Collaborative workgroup to improve sepsis care in Washington with a focus on diagnostic excellence, improvements in SEP-1 compliance, and examining sepsis programs through the lens of the CDC Sepsis Core Elements guidance. Timing and registration pending. Contact RosemaryG@wsha.org to be added to the distribution list for this work.
