Please join Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner GE Healthcare as it shares how hospitals can address dose management, leading to better patient care. This webinar will take place on July 13 from noon until 1 pm. ... Read More >>
Julie Petersen has been named interim CEO at Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg. Julie was previously the CEO at PMH Medical Center in Prosser and served as WSHA’s board chair in 2015. Also, Bob Beehler has been named interim President & CEO of Walla Walla General Hospital. Bob has spent more than 35 years in hospital operations, 10 of which as a hospital CEO.... Read More >>
Recent member news from the June 23, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
Washington Hospital Services Industry Partner Cordant Health Solutions has introduced a new drug take back program to its already existing toxicology services. According to a study done by the National Institute of Drug Abuse, 62 percent of teens who have taken prescription medication for no medical reasons said they did so because they had easy access to the drugs in their parent’s medicine cabinets. ... Read More >>
On Wednesday, the Skagit County Superior Court ruled against Skagit Regional Health in the lawsuit over whether the public hospital district is providing pregnancy termination services in line with the state’s Reproductive Privacy Act. Skagit and the Washington State Hospital Association are disappointed in the ruling.... Read More >>
Whidbey General Hospital officially made the switch to new name WhidbeyHealth June 13, and the health system celebrated the change with an unveiling of its new signage in front of medical center.... Read More >>
Skagit Regional Health and Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics joined together on June 1 as one, connected health care system to serve the needs of patients in Skagit, Island and north Snohomish counties. Now — Skagit Regional Health which includes Skagit Valley Hospital and Skagit Regional Clinics — is leasing and operating Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics in a 30-year agreement. ... Read More >>
Officials from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will travel to five WSHA member facilities on the Olympic Peninsula June 21-23, holding 90-minute opening listening and learning session to share current legislative initiatives and engage communities on current concerns. They will visit Jefferson Healthcare, Olympic Medical Center, Forks Community Hospital, Grays Harbor Community Hospital and Mason General Hospital.... Read More >>
Since becoming a critical access hospital in 2003, Providence Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville has been caring for the residents in the rural communities of Stevens County, upper portions of Pend Oreille County and portions of Ferry County. This spring, it was named one of the top 20 critical access hospitals in the country by the National Rural Health Association.... Read More >>
Newly-appointed Western State Hospital CEO Cheryl Strange is facing possible jail time for refusing to comply with a court order to admit a particular patient currently being served through single bed certification at a WSHA member hospital. Strange said she wouldn’t override the hospital’s waiting list, where other patients who are sicker have priority.... Read More >>
