It gives us great pleasure to congratulate the Community-Based Long-Term Care Network on being named the 2018 rural health champion of sustainability by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)! The announcement was made Feb. 28 in Bethesda, MD, and the local program — comprised of 10 rural public hospital districts across Washington State — is one of seven national champions named by HRSA.... Read More >>
A recent expansion at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way made substantial improvements to cardiac care for patients. In January, the hospital celebrated the completion of its project, which converted existing space into an expanded suite for patients receiving emergency and outpatient cardiac and interventional radiology care.... Read More >>
Thirty-five state and regional hospital associations — including WSHA — on Feb. 22 urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reverse a district court decision and grant a preliminary injunction to stop a nearly 30 percent Medicare payment reduction for many hospitals in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. ... Read More >>
Harborview Medical Center was highlighted in a NPR article for its work on the early recognition of sepsis using automated alerts. Dr. David Carlbom, a critical care pulmonologist, and the medical director of the sepsis program at the Harborview Medical Center, led the charge to develop a system that pulls information from the electronic health record to flag that a patient may have sepsis. ... Read More >>
Recent member news from the March 1, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
Research has shown that providers are more likely to practice as a physician in the town in which they performed their residency. With that in mind, Pullman Regional Hospital has started the process of establishing a rural residency program on the Palouse.... Read More >>
Hospitals are subject to an array of state and federal requirements regarding posting signage in hospitals and providing notices to patients, staff and the community. ... Read More >>
The Washington State Department of Health has released a statement about the estimated efficacy of this year’s flu vaccine. Preliminary data estimates the vaccine to be about 36 percent effective in mitigating flu illness. ... Read More >>
The Health Care Authority recently approved project plans for each of the nine Accountable Communities of Health, triggering the release of payments to the organizations. The HCA issued its approval after receiving findings from its independent assessor, Myers and Stauffer. ... Read More >>
Recent member news from the February 22, 2018 Weekly Report.... Read More >>
