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Ocean Beach Health proudly announces that Merry-Ann Keane, MSN, RNC, FACHE, Superintendent and CEO, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2026 list of “236

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. — Snoqualmie Valley Health has been awarded $1 million in federal funding to support equipment for its $147 million HUB ambulatory clinic expansion

ILWACO, Wash. — November 26, 2025 — Ocean Beach Health (OBH) has finalized plans for its highly anticipated Express Care and Ilwaco Clinic Expansion, marking a major

SNOQUALMIE, WA – Snoqualmie Valley Health (SVH) is proud to announce the expansion of specialty care services for Valley residents with the addition of Neurology/Epileptology,

ILWACO, Wash. – Oct. 24, 2025 — Ocean Beach Health is pleased to announce the completion of its Laboratory Expansion Project, the first of four major

Snoqualmie Valley Health is proud to announce the launch of its new mammography services, the first and only mammography unit in Snoqualmie, expanding access to

Medicaid reform threatens rural hospitals in Washington state, including Mason General That’s the title of a recent KOMO News article featuring Rural Collaborative Board President

ILWACO, Wash. – April 17, 2025 – Public Hospital District 3 of Pacific County, dba Ocean Beach Health, is excited to announce the formation of a

A fresh name that reflects a brighter, healthier future for our community! April 1, 2025 – Public Hospital District 3 of Pacific County is proud

SNOQUALMIE, WA – Snoqualmie Valley Health (SVH) is proud to announce the launch of Snoqualmie Valley Assault Treatment Services (SVATS), a vital new program providing

(Elma, WA) – Summit Pacific Medical Center (SPMC) has been named a finalist for the nationwide 2024 Rural Hospital Leadership Award by the American Hospital

February 26, 2025 – Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics (OBHMC) has been named a “2024 Top Performer” by Washington Hospital Services (WHS), a distinction

CEO Josh Martin Shares Expansion Overview and Vision at Elma and McCleary Events (Elma, WA) – Summit Pacific Medical Center, a leading Grays Harbor healthcare

(Snoqualmie, WA) – Snoqualmie Valley Health is proud to announce that Dr. Neeta Jain has been honored with a Health Care Heroes Award by the

Summit Pacific Medical Foundation (ELMA, WA) – On Saturday, June 17th, 2023 Summit Pacific Medical Foundation held its fourth annual Ride the Harbor: Tour de

SHELTON, WA – Mason General Hospital Foundation’s Auxiliary chapter, celebrating 55 years in existence this year with Mason Health, is proud to once again award

(ELMA, WA) – Summit Pacific Medical Center is in the process of drafting the new Grays Harbor County Public Hospital District #1 (CHNA). The CHNA

Coulee Medical Center was recently featured in their local newspaper, The Star, for helping give Lake Roosevelt students the experience of what it might be

(ELMA, WA) – Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ken Dietrich was one of four appointed to serve on the newly expanded Grays Harbor County Board of

ILWACO, Wash. – Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics (OBHMC) welcomed, earlier this month, the first of twelve or more residents from the Providence Everett

Please join the Rural Collaborative in congratulating Island Health for earning 5-Star Honors from CMS! Read their press release, below!   ANACORTES, Washington — Island

Please join the Rural Collaborative in congratulating Mason Health for earning the 2022 Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change Award!  This award recognizes Mason’s ongoing commitment

Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics’ CEO Announces Plans for Retirement Cohen looks to ‘hand over the reins’ at the end of July.   A

Mason Health was recently featured in South Sound Magazine; they will fund the continuing education for three graduating seniors this fall in a historic partnership

(ELMA, WA) – Most patients who seek care at Summit Pacific’s Emergency Department are treated and released after receiving the care they need. However, sometimes

The Rural Collaborative(TRC) is seeking written proposals to identify a business partner to provide an assessment of pharmacy optimization opportunities to member rural health systems.

Michael Barajas took his first vacation this year, at the age of 33. For most of his life, the Aberdeen native had no interest in

From our partners at Summit Pacific Medical Center: OLYMPIA — Rigid hospital staffing legislation currently under consideration by the Washington State Senate will make permanent

Between 2018 and 2020, members of the Washington Rural Health Collaborative participated in a Coverdell-sponsored quality improvement project aimed to achieve at least the 75th

Thinking outside the box, KVH designed a drive-through clinic capable of vaccinating 350 patients a day at the Klickitat County Fairgrounds. Ensuring maximum safety and

Ride the Harbor for Health Cycle Event – Saturday, June 12th Click here to view this video on YouTube.

On Thursday, October 29, and Friday, October 30, Healthcare Innovation sponsored its Pacific Northwest Virtual Healthcare Innovation Summit. On the morning of October 29, Healthcare Innovation Editor-in-Chief Mark Hagland moderated a panel

(ELMA, WA) – The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) announced that Summit Pacific’s “Rural Opioid Crisis Intervention Quality Improvement” has been awarded WSHA’s 2020 Rural