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(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

On Friday, October 2, 2020, Forks Community Hospital was featured on Amateur Radio Newsline Report regarding their efforts to expand radio frequency (RF) coverage in

June 9, 2020 Summit Pacific Medical Center’s CEO and Collaborative Board’s Vice Chair Vice Chair, Josh Martin, is interviewed on Rural Health Leadership Radio. “We

While coronavirus (COVID-19) is new, preparing for responses to disasters is not. Hospitals and health systems conduct emergency preparedness training year-round, in each region and

This post contains important information from our partners at the Washington State Hospital Association. For more information, please contact Beth Zborowski at bethz@wsha.org. President Trump’s