Mark your calendar for WSHA’s Annual Member Meeting at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. This year’s meeting will be on Thursday, October 12, with the annual Governance Education day to follow on Friday, October 13. Registration for both events will open on Tuesday, September 5. WSHA’s hotel room block is now open and you can make your reservation at WSHA’s group rate online.... Read More >>

Molina Healthcare is accepting nominations for its Community Champions Award, and nominations are due this Saturday, August 26. Community Champions is Molina’s most distinguished volunteer recognition event, honoring the unsung heroes that work selflessly in the community and inspire others through their extraordinary services.... Read More >>

You can now nominate a leader or program for WSHA’s Joe Hopkins Memorial Award and Community Health Leadership Award (respectively). The awards will be presented at WSHA’s Annual Member Meeting Oct. 12 in Seattle.... Read More >>

If you stayed at Campbell’s Resort for this year’s Rural Hospital Leadership Conference and did not submit a rebooking form while you were there, you can still submit your rebooking form to reserve your room for next year!... Read More >>

WSHA member hospitals are invited to nominate programs for the 2017 Community Health Leadership Award. This award, given at the Annual Member Meeting in October, recognizes health care organizations for addressing their community’s broader health needs in innovative and lasting ways. We are looking to recognize organizations that are not just serving patients, but are making their entire communities healthier.... Read More >>

Be sure to mark your calendar for WSHA’s 85th Annual Member Meeting Thursday Oct. 12 at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront! This year’s meeting will be one day, with the annual Governance Education Day to follow at the Marriott on Friday Oct. 13. WSHA’s room block is now open and you can make your reservation using WSHA’s group rate. The reservation deadline is Sept. 18. Registration for both events will open after Labor Day.... Read More >>

WSHA, with help from our partner organizations, has created a template to help providers and Accountable Communities of Health (ACHs) consider critical elements needed for behavioral health integration as they work to submit applications and plan for implementation of the Medicaid demonstration behavioral health integration project.... Read More >>

Join us for a webinar at 1 p.m. July 27 to learn more about Washington State’s new law to address the opioid crisis through enhancements in the state prescription drug monitoring program. Experts from the Department of Health, WSMA and WSHA will provide an overview of the new law, discuss how new prescribing and overdose data will be available for providers, and address how hospitals, health systems and independent practices should be thinking about implementation of this new law and next steps in addressing the opioid crisis.... Read More >>

Nominations are now open for WSHA’s Joe Hopkins Memorial Award and the Community Health Leadership Award, which will be presented at WSHA’s 85thAnnual Member Meeting Oct. 12 in Seattle.... Read More >>

You asked for it, we’re adding it. LEAD Academy will launch a second Seattle session starting in September. LEAD Academy is an intensive six-day, 12-module tool-based training using experiential learning to empower recently hired, newly appointed or previously untrained health care leaders to better understand and use their strengths. ... Read More >>