Thank you to all our members who joined us last week in the wind and the rain in Seattle for our 84th Annual Member Meeting! We want to extend a heartfelt congratulations to the winners of the Joe Hopkins Memorial Award, the Achieving Best Care Award and the Community Health Leadership Award. Each exemplified outstanding work to improve the health of their communities.... Read More >>
SEATTLE – Gregg Davidson, who served Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit Regional Health for 37 years, was awarded the prestigious Joe Hopkins Memorial Award for outstanding leadership by the Washington State Hospital Association in Seattle on October 14.... Read More >>
The Washington State Hospital Association honored hospitals with awards recognizing their efforts to achieve high quality care and demonstrate community health leadership during the association’s annual meeting on Oct. 14, 2016, at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. The Achieving Best Care award and Community Health Leadership award are among the association’s highest honors awarded to health care organizations in Washington state.... Read More >>
See the conference agenda and presentations from our 84th Annual Member Meeting Oct. 13-14 in Seattle.... Read More >>
At TeamHealth (NYSE: TMH), our purpose is to perfect our physicians' ability to practice medicine, every day, in everything we do. Through our more than 19,000 affiliated physicians and advanced practice clinicians, TeamHealth offers numerous solutions to approximately 3,400 acute and post-acute facilities and physician groups nationwide.... Read More >>
Our 84th Annual Member Meeting begins today at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront, just across the street from our previous location at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center.... Read More >>
The Community Health Leadership Award is given annually to health care organizations that serve their community’s health needs in innovative and lasting ways. We want to recognize organizations that are not just serving patients, but are investing in solutions that improve the health of their entire community. This week we recognize Valley Medical Center, Sunnyside Community Hospital & Clinics and Morton General Hospital.... Read More >>
Mindfulness Northwest will offer its five-week Mindfulness for Healthcare Professional class this fall in Seattle, Everett and Bellingham, beginning the week of October 23. The class employs specialized, evidence-based stress reduction programs for health care practitioners, leaders and staff members.... Read More >>
In medicine, the establishment of best practices for care is providing for more consistent and effective care. But at the same time, what works for one patient may not work for another — for example, medications may be more or less effective in different people. The causes of that dynamic are mysterious and frustrating for patients and providers alike.... Read More >>
We couldn’t be more excited that our 84th Annual Member Meeting kicks off one week from today at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront! Our theme this year is seamless, compassionate care, and we’re excited to welcome leaders and staff from all our member hospitals for two days of learning and networking.... Read More >>
