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State and federal laws require hospitals to provide an array of notice and signage to patients, workforce members and the public. The Washington State Office of the Attorney General has in recent months stepped up its enforcement of these types of requirements. Hospitals could be subject to significant penalties if found to be out of compliance.... Read More >>

Sometimes, music can literally be healing. According to a recent Harvard Medical School article, music can be especially helpful in a health care environment. Evidence has found that listening to music can reduce anxiety and stress associated with surgery, quell nausea associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapies, aid in pain relief, and even reduce the need for pain medication.... Read More >>

Eric Jensen, who has long been a thoughtful member of our state's hospital community, recently had his last day as chief administrative officer of EvergreenHealth Monroe. ... Read More >>

Thanksgiving comes at a beautiful time in our state, with trees shedding the last of their auburn leaves and snow beginning to fall in the mountains. This year we are also a few weeks past the close of a tense election cycle that has divided many of our communities and calls into question the future of health care. This makes Thanksgiving 2016 a particularly important one.... Read More >>

MultiCare Health System is purchasing Deaconess Hospital in Spokane and Valley Hospital in Spokane Valley, as well as Rockwood clinics, which is a network of primary, specialty and urgent care clinics in the inland Northwest. All the facilities are currently owned by Tennessee-based Community Health Systems.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the November 23, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Hospitals across Washington State have their own ways of celebrating Thanksgiving each year, with special festivities that make the day and season special. Here are a few of the ways WSHA members celebrate and give thanks.... Read More >>

In the wake of last week’s election, we have heard concerns from hospital leaders across the country about heated conversations and tense emotions among hospital and health care staff, and in waiting rooms among patients. Each of you might consider reminding your staff to not engage in polarizing conversations, and share with them tools for defusing heated conversations among patients.... Read More >>

If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know it can be one of the most painful experiences one can suffer through during a lifetime. UW Medicine/Northwest Hospital Medical Center is working to make things a little less painful for patients suffering from kidney stones, and help keep kidney stones from coming back again. This fall, the medical center opened the doors to the new UW Medicine Kidney Stone Center: the Puget Sound region’s first comprehensive center for the treatment and prevention of kidney stones.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the November 16, 2016 Weekly Report.... Read More >>