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Specialized controlled substance pharmacies operated by Cordant Health Solutions are making the life-saving drug naloxone available to patients who are prescribed opioid pain medications. According to preliminary data reported by The New York Times, opioid overdoses are now the leading cause of death in adults under 50 with overdose deaths in 2016 most likely exceeding 59,000, marking the largest annual jump ever recorded.... Read More >>

Endorsed Industry Partner Para Healthcare Financial Services is offering a Charge Master Assessment to WSHA members. The purpose of the review is to ensure your organization’s Charge Master is up to date and compliant. ... Read More >>

To foster interest in these important and growing fields, Seattle Children’s takes its mobile Science Adventure Lab into the community for children to get some valuable — and fun — hands-on experience. The 45-foot lab is custom-built and outfitted with research-grade equipment that can accommodate up to 30 students at a time. As the only mobile lab in the region, it has visited more than 150 schools and 57,000 elementary and middle school students in 66 cities.... Read More >>

Membership update from the September 7, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the September 7, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

While the opioid epidemic has affected Americans in all communities, some communities have been hit harder than others. At PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, nearly half of the expectant mothers giving birth suffer from a component of substance abuse, which is more than double the statewide average. U.S. Sen. Patty Murray — who visited the medical center this summer — said it was one of the most shocking facts she had heard while visiting dozens of Washington hospitals during the congressional recess.... Read More >>

Helen Vos has been appointed Interim CNO at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Melanie Brandt has been appointed CNO at Grays Harbor Community Hospital. Marcia Naillon has been appointed interim CNO at North Valley Hospital.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the August 31, 2017 Weekly Report.... Read More >>

The next cohort of LEAD Academy starts in just a couple weeks and space is filling up! The next Seattle session will begin September 12 and will meet one day per month through November at the WSHA offices. Registration is now open and is limited to 30 participants.... Read More >>

Washington State has 107 hospitals, and they are all members of WSHA. For my first year as CEO, I committed that a member of the WSHA executive team would visit every hospital member that would have us. Since then, we’ve been all over the state, meeting with CEOs, leadership teams and boards. It’s been a terrific experience that we are now memorializing on a large map in the WSHA office.... Read More >>