AWPHD & WSHA Rural Hospital Leadership Conference  Conference resources including slide presentations and session recordings can be found here. Sunday, June 23 - Wednesday, June 26 Campbell’s Resort | Chelan, WA Audience: Rural C-Suite Leaders, Hospital Board Members Attire: Resort casual Featured Speakers: Blair Braverman Adventurer, Dogsledder & Author Geeta Nayyar, MD Physician Executive |

On Tuesday, August 6 at noon, WSHA will host an informational webinar to share information about WSHA’s upcoming Rural Nurse Leader training program. Content is intended for CNOs and leadership in rural hospitals, but any hospital staff who are interested are welcome to attend. WSHA hospitals only. Register here. Members can learn more at https://www.wsha.org/2025-rural-nurse-leader-training/

Since 2SSB 5195 went into effect January 1, 2022, WSHA has supported hospitals in implementing processes to comply with the law and ensure patients at-risk of opioid-related harm are offered take home naloxone kits at discharge. Overdose deaths are preventable and one powerful way hospitals can prevent overdose is to ensure their naloxone distribution programs

Great news! Registration is now open for the next  WSHA SOGI webinar, featuring Beau Ohlgren. This session takes place Aug 20th from 1-2:30pm PT and will focus on best practices for collecting sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) information from adolescents in a hospital setting. Case scenarios will be presented for group discussion. The session

Join WSHA in DC to Advocate for Rural Hospitals!  September 16-18 | Washington D.C. Please Click Here to RSVP by September 9th. Contact Michell Magana, michellm@wsha.org if you have any questions.   Agenda Outline We kick off the event on Monday, September 16 with a group dinner hosted by WSHA. On Tuesday, WSHA provides a

Join nursing, medical and quality leadership colleagues across the state in the WSHA Quality Leader Collaborative this Fall! Quality Leader Learning Collaborative The Conference Center at SEA September 30, 8:30am – 2:30pm Breakfast and lunch will be provided Target Audience: CMO, CNO, CQO Agenda topics will include Gender Affirming Care, (including Executive Leader SOGI Education).

Date: Wednesday, October 2 - Friday, October 4 Location: Salish Lodge, Snoqualmie, WA Audience: WSHA Member CEOs Only Attire: Mountain resort casual Featured Speakers: Chris Bundy, MD, MPH, FASAM Executive Medical Director, Washington Physicians Health Program Dr. Bundy is responsible for WPHP's clinical operations, leads the organization's education and outreach efforts, and represents WPHP to the

Join WSHA and the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) on October 21 from 1-2pm for a webinar on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and how hospitals can get involved in the effort. The webinar will also share resources available from Starts with One, HCA’s prescription opioid misuse prevention campaign, that support hospitals in