News

Recent WSHA news from the May 2, 2024, Weekly Report... Read More >>

WSHA staff and members traveled to Washington, D.C., the week of April 22 to attend the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and meet with members of our state’s congressional delegation... Read More >>

Blair Braverman is an author, adventurer and long-distance dogsledder whose stories are equally riveting on and off the page. She and her sled dogs have crossed thousands of miles of frozen wilderness and completed some of the toughest dogsled races in the world, including the Iditarod, the Kobuk 440 and the Beargrease... Read More >>

Join your colleagues from across the state at the WSHA Quality Leader Learning Collaborative from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 20 at the SeaTac Airport Conference Center. This members-only event is complimentary... Read More >>

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver is currently expanding its emergency department to better access to patient care for the community. The new department will have more patient rooms, modern amenities and more private healing environment with a space that is double the current size... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule April 22 related to staffing requirements in nursing homes that receive Medicaid or Medicare funds. The new requirements exceed Washington’s state-level requirements for nursing home staffing... Read More >>

Washington Hospital Services (WHS) offers pre-survey inspection services to help hospitals and clinics prepare for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Washington State Department of Health (DOH), DNV and Joint Commission surveys... Read More >>

Recent member news from the April 30, 2024, Weekly Report... Read More >>

New Law: Hospital Action Required if Participating or Planning to Participate in Program To: Chief Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Legal, Quality and Risk, and Government Affairs... Read More >>

New Law: Hospital Action Required To: Hospital COOs, CMOs, OB Administrative Leads, OB Medical Leads, Pharmacy Leaders, In-House Legal, Government Affairs leaders Please forward to applicable outpatient clinic leaders Staff... Read More >>