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 >>
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 >>
Washington Hospital Services Industry Partners Merritt Hawkins released a white paper with 10 keys to enhancing relationships with your medical staff as well as an overview of major factors driving mobility among physicians.... Read More >>
Recent member news from the October 13, 2016 Weekly Report.... 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 >>
In 2015, Stericyle introduced a new disposal unit that could house both pharmaceutical and sharps waste. The comingle program being offered in the Pacific Northwest can help you increase regulatory compliance with The Joint Commission, EPA, DOT, OSHA and — specifically in the Pacific Northwest — the Department of Ecology. Internally, it reduces staff time dedicated to ordering and monitoring container inventory, increasing patient care time. ... 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 >>
Incyte Diagnostics has partnered with hospitals in the northwest for over 57 years to provide pathology and laboratory medical directorships. Incyte believes that our responsibility as a pathology partner to the hospitals we serve encompasses a broad array of service expectations and we strive to provide diagnostic excellence and integrated leadership at every turn.... Read More >>
The Community Health Leadership Award is given annually to a health care organization that is serving its community’s broader health needs in innovative and lasting ways. We are looking 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 have features from Sunnyside Community Hospital & Clinics and UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center.... Read More >>
