Registration is open for the 2016 Northwest Rural Health Conference March 15-17 at the Spokane Convention Center. A block of rooms will be held at the Doubletree Hotel until Feb. 15. There are three big changes to the conference this year. ... Read More >>
Save the date for the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Annual Membership Meeting May 1-4 in Washington, D.C. The meeting will provide an opportunity to gain perspectives that will help us continue to build a better health care system for the future. AHA Board Member and Swedish Health Services CMO Dr. John Vassall II will be among the conference’s presenters.... Read More >>
Save the date for WSHA’s 2016 CEO and Trustee Patient Safety Summit May 16 or 17. In a world of health care reform, providing high-value health care is critical. Learn how your board can lead your organization in advancing quality and safety. Summit attendees will take home practical tools to help their board function more effectively and meet the challenging demands of the health care environment.... Read More >>
Applications for the health professional’s loan repayment program are due Dec. 11. Join the Washington Student Achievement Council from 10-11am Dec. 3 for a technical assistance webinar about the applications and program. WSHA strongly encourages our members to look into their eligibility for the program.... Read More >>
Hospitals and clinics often struggle to find ways to finance the acquisition of medical equipment and technology to meet the needs of their patients. Join us on Monday, Nov. 2 at noon to learn how Kingsbridge Healthcare Finance provides leading-edge leasing products that produce cost-effective financing.... Read More >>
Honoring Choices Pacific Northwest held a kickoff event Oct. 23 for teams that will begin implementing advance care planning in their organizations. More than 110 participants from across Washington State came together to learn more about the first steps needed to program implementation. The groups in this first cohort include hospitals, health systems and medical groups of all sizes, representing all areas of the state.... Read More >>
The Washington End of Life Coalition will hold its Annual Meeting from 9am-3:30pm on Friday Nov. 13 at the DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport. Dr. Ira Byock — leading palliative care physician, author, and public advocate for improving care through the end of life — will be the featured presenter, speaking about well-being through the end of life... Read More >>
The Washington Health Care Facilities Authority will host its first-annual Borrower Educational Forum from 8:30am-6pm on Tuesday Nov. 10 at The Rainier Club in Seattle. The Washington Health Care Facilities Authority was created by Legislature to provide a new source of capital funding to ensure Washington state communities would have access to modern, well equipped, and reasonably priced health care facilities. ... Read More >>
Join health care leaders and stakeholders on Friday, Oct. 30 for Improving Value in Health Care: The Choosing Wisely Summit. This meeting is a day-long, in-depth forum focusing on ways... Read More >>
Join health care leaders and stakeholders on Friday, Oct. 30 for Improving Value in Health Care: The Choosing Wisely Summit, a day-long, in-depth forum focusing on ways to provide safer, higher-quality, value driven care to patients. ... Read More >>
