Washington State Hospital Association

Naloxone Saturation Sprint Information Session
2025-12-12 14:00 - 14:30 (America/Vancouver) | WA

Safe Deliveries Roadmap Monthly Webinar: Preventing the Primary Cesarean Series
2025-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Once registered, you will receive a calendar hold from the WSHA calendar.

Virtual AI Roundtable
2025-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
We are pleased to announce the commencement of our virtual AI member roundtable meetings, which will be held monthly. The purpose of these roundtables is to provide an environment for collaboration and support for our members in their AI journey. We have developed a high-level roadmap that we will be sharing and seeking member input on. The WSHA AI work plan offers a structured framework to support hospitals in effectively adopting artificial intelligence. Our goal is to help members harness AI technology to improve efficiency, elevate patient care, and achieve measurable outcomes. We welcome your input on priority areas where WSHA can best assist members in leveraging AI for greater impact.

Opioid Harm Prevention Symposium
2025-11-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Protecting Every Patient: Hospital Innovations in Opioid Harm Prevention
A Virtual Conference for Healthcare Leaders, Clinicians & Community Partners
Join us for a dynamic, solutions-focused event exploring how hospitals can lead the charge in opioid harm prevention. This conference brings together hospital executives, clinical teams, peer advocates, and community partners to share innovations, align strategies, and build actionable plans for safer care.
What You’ll Learn
Statewide Strategy Alignment: Understand how hospitals can support and advance statewide opioid safety missions.
Safer Care, Stronger Communities: Explore hospital-community partnerships that reduce harm and improve outcomes.
Board-Level Priorities & Leadership Impact: Learn how governance and executive leadership drive opioid safety innovation.
Provider-Led Success Stories: Discover the power of providers championing and shaping hospital-based harm reduction.
Advancing MOUD in Hospitals: Implement medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) with proven models and team-building strategies.
Naloxone as Standard of Care: Embed naloxone distribution into ED, inpatient, and discharge workflows.
Community Collaboration Models: Align hospital practices with local needs through peer-driven and regional partnerships.
From Action to Actionability: Build your 90-day strategy to bring opioid safety innovations back to your hospital.

Who Should Attend
Hospital Executives • Clinicians • Quality, Patient Safety, Pharmacy & Nursing Leaders • Peer Support Specialists • Community Health Partners

TeamBirth for Childbirth Educators, Doulas, and Community-Based Midwifery
2025-11-18 13:30 | Zoom
We are pleased to share an upcoming opportunity to support community engagement and education around TeamBirth. On Tuesday, November 18th at 4:30 PM, Ariadne Labs will host a virtual community-based TeamBirth learning session, offering guidance and resources for those providing education and support to families.
The program will review ways to introduce TeamBirth to families and share ideas, insights, and experiences from work in the community.

Webinar: Making the Case for SDOH
2025-11-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
With fewer resources and competing priorities, why should hospitals continue to identify and address patient social drivers of health (SDOH)? This webinar highlights the experiences and lessons learned from three Washington health systems implementing SDOH screening protocols and using data to drive quality improvement programming.

Learning Objectives:
1) Recognize the importance of empowering staff, addressing discomfort and planning for scale.
2) Explain what approaches work best for screening and documenting SDOH needs.
3) Identify best practices for using standard codes to capture SDOH for data analysis.

Nurses will be eligible to receive one continuing education contact hour credit. This event has applied for CECH credit through the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP17702 for 1 contact hour. Approval is pending.

Virtual AI Roundtable
2025-11-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
We are pleased to announce the commencement of our virtual AI member roundtable meetings, which will be held monthly. The purpose of these roundtables is to provide an environment for collaboration and support for our members in their AI journey. We have developed a high-level roadmap that we will be sharing and seeking member input on. The WSHA AI work plan offers a structured framework to support hospitals in effectively adopting artificial intelligence. Our goal is to help members harness AI technology to improve efficiency, elevate patient care, and achieve measurable outcomes. We welcome your input on priority areas where WSHA can best assist members in leveraging AI for greater impact.
The registration link below will register you for the rest of the 2025 meetings, which will be held:
November 12, 12-1pm
December 10, 12-1pm

Workplace Violence Webinar
2025-11-07 14:00 - 16:00 | WA
Patient-Centered Agitation Care and Workplace Violence Prevention in the Emergency Settings: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

Emergency Departments (EDs) are seeing a rising number of visits for behavioral emergencies. As a result, clinicians and health workers face increasing safety threats from workplace violence while treating episodes of acute agitation, defined as excessive psychomotor activity leading to aggressive or violent behavior in patients. Historically, experts have addressed agitation and workplace violence as two separate issues, with separate management and prevention strategies. A handful of researchers have begun to question this approach citing potential conflict between patient and staff safety goals within the recommended guidelines for management and prevention of acute agitation and workplace violence. In this context, we propose that agitation and workplace violence are not two separate issues, but rather, “two sides of the same coin”.

In this presentation, a multi-institutional panel of violence prevention experts will facilitate a rigorous discussion of updated scientific evidence and new research published by our team for preventing workplace violence and managing acutely agitated patients. The panel will draw from their own research, programmatic expertise, and clinical experience to provide a rigorous discussion of latest evidence and new research on both topics, presenting evidence and best practices on trauma-informed, systems-based principles that will help guide shed light on a rising but understudied clinical issue and provide strategies to improve safety for staff while caring for this vulnerable patient population.

Visit the WSHA’s Workplace Violence Webpage for Additional Information

Safe Deliveries Roadmap Fall Conference
2025-11-06 08:30 - 15:30 | Conference Center at SeaTac, 17801 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA, 98158, United States
Topics Include: Induction of Labor, Medications for Opiate Use Disorder, Naloxone Distribution Initiative, Patient Panel Discussion, and Community Birth Transfer
Once registered you will receive a calendar hold from the WSHA calendar with pertinent details regarding directions, parking etc.

Have you been working on a quality improvement project, a new practice, or an innovative idea
that supports safe, respectful care for birthing people? This is your chance to share it! Get details HERE!

See the agenda here

2025 WSHA CEO Retreat
2025-10-06 00:00 - 2025-10-08 00:00 | WA
Audience: WSHA Member Hospital & Health System CEOs, Administrators & Site Leaders
Attire: Mountain Resort Casual
Register here

Featured Speakers

Amy Wong

Abby Havermann

Noelle Russell

Event Agenda
By attending the 2025 WSHA CEO Retreat, participants may earn up to seven ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Monday, October 6
Salish Lodge
5:30 – 6:30 pm: PAC Appreciation Happy Hour
6:30 – 8:30 pm: Welcome Dinner + WSHA Annual Member Business Meeting
Tuesday, October 7
The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge
8:00 – 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 – 12:00 pm:
Conversational Intelligence: A Simple Framework to Build Trust, Strengthen Partnerships and Get More Done, Amy Wong
In this 2-part workshop, attendees will learn about the art and science of trust to facilitate a free flow of ideas, foster healthy debate and produce better outcomes with internal and external stakeholders. Attendees will walk away empowered to create and sustain trust with others and ensure mutual success.
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Networking Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 pm:
Your Serenity is The Only Emergency: The Science (and Miracle) of Self-Regulation in Leadership, Abby Havermann
Resilience isn’t built by controlling the chaos outside — it begins and ends with regulating your inner world. In this fun, interactive session, leaders will engage in science-backed tools to reset under pressure, unlocking clarity, collaboration, and well-being that is (quite literally) contagious to the teams they lead. Come with an open mind and heart, leave inspired and energized to serve your mission with renewed intention and joy.
5:00 – 8:00 pm: Dinner at Sigillo Cellars
Wednesday, October 8
Salish Lodge
8:00 – 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 am: Hot Public Policy Issues at the State & Federal Level Ahead of 2026 Session
10:00 – 12:00 pm: Scaling Responsible AI: From Enthusiasm to Execution, Noelle Russell
Hear about successful Artificial Intelligence implementation in healthcare and learn about responsible AI deployment and governance as you consider opportunities in your organization. See demonstrations and have the opportunity to hear from members about their learnings and takeaways from their experiences.
Lodging
Please visit this link to book within our WSHA room block.
Group Code: 51468A | Group Name: WSHA CEO Retreat 2025
If you need assistance or would like to book via phone, please contact the Salish Lodge Group Rooms Coordinator, Jaeson at 1.800.272.5474, JBloom@SalishLodge.com
Salish Lodging must be secured by 9/05/25. Rooms are limited.
In the event lodging is not available at Salish Lodge, we recommend Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel (425) 888-1234 or Snoqualmie Inn (425) 363-3888 as a nearby options. Reservations to be made independently.
Parking
Salish Lodge valet is included for all overnight guests. Parking is complimentary across the street for day guests. Please note that the parking lot adjacent to the Lodge for the park is a pay-to-park.

Thank You, Sponsors!

Virtual AI Roundtable
2025-09-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
We are pleased to announce the commencement of our virtual AI member roundtable meetings, which will be held monthly. The purpose of these roundtables is to provide an environment for collaboration and support for our members in their AI journey. We have developed a high-level roadmap that we will be sharing and seeking member input on. The WSHA AI work plan offers a structured framework to support hospitals in effectively adopting artificial intelligence. Our goal is to help members harness AI technology to improve efficiency, elevate patient care, and achieve measurable outcomes. We welcome your input on priority areas where WSHA can best assist members in leveraging AI for greater impact.
The registration link below will register you for the rest of the 2025 meetings, which will be held:
September 17, 12-1pm

November 12, 12-1pm
December 10, 12-1pm

Regional Rural Quality Roundtable - Lincoln Hospital
2025-08-27 10:00 - 14:00 | WA
Rural quality teams, please join us this summer at a hospital near you! WSHA is partnering with our members to host three regional roundtables in the month of August. Each meeting will be from 10am to 2pm and will include lunch, a hospital tour, and at least one quality improvement topic discussion or workshop. Full agendas will be announced soon . This a new program for WSHA’s rural quality work and provides a unique opportunity to connect and collaborate with rural quality colleagues from similar hospitals.
Schedule:

August 1, 2025: Summit Pacific Medical Center (Elma, WA)
August 15, 2025: Prosser Memorial Hospital (Prosser, WA)
August 27, 2025: Lincoln Hospital (Davenport, WA)

From Awareness to Action: Hospital Strategies for Opioid Overdose Prevention
2025-08-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
International Overdose Awareness Day is held each year on August 31st and serves as a time to promote education about overdose prevention, honor the lives of individuals lost to overdose, and identify concrete steps everyone can take to prevent overdose. Hospital teams are uniquely positioned to work on opioid overdose prevention and across Washington state, healthcare professionals are already leading the way to reduce overdose deaths. While we did see a decrease in overdose deaths in 2024, there were still over 3,000 lives lost, and the landscape of what drugs are leading to overdose continues to shift.
Join WSHA for a webinar in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day and learn concrete strategies all hospitals can use to help prevent opioid overdose.
Learning objectives:
– Describe current overdose rates statewide and highlight new and emerging areas of concern
– Demonstrate at least three hospital opportunities to impact overdose rates
– Identify free resources available for hospitals

Regional Rural Quality Roundtable - Prosser Memorial
2025-08-15 10:00 - 14:00 | WA
Rural quality teams, please join us this summer at a hospital near you! WSHA is partnering with our members to host three regional roundtables in the month of August. Each meeting will be from 10am to 2pm and will include lunch, a hospital tour, and at least one quality improvement topic discussion or workshop. Full agendas will be announced soon. This a new program for WSHA’s rural quality work and provides a unique opportunity to connect and collaborate with rural quality colleagues from similar hospitals.
Schedule:

August 1, 2025: Summit Pacific Medical Center (Elma, WA)
August 15, 2025: Prosser Memorial Hospital (Prosser, WA)
August 27, 2025: Lincoln Hospital (Davenport, WA)

WSHA 2025 Cybersecurity Conference: Threats to Washington State Health Care Security
2025-08-13 09:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center at SeaTac, 17801 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA, 98158, United States
We invite you to attend this cybersecurity conference to better understand the state and federal resources at your disposal. Come learn from local and national experts about their observations and lessons learned for maintaining security.
Please share this invite with your fellow CEO, CISO, CIO, Legal and IT colleagues and we look forward to having you join us at this event.
CISA: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: Our speaker from CISA will provide valuable insights into the current threat landscape and will share information on a range of services to help hospitals enhance their security measures and resilience.
Evolving Cyber Security: Innovation, Optimization, and Response in a Shifting Threat Landscape: Cybersecurity challenges are constantly evolving, with attackers employing sophisticated techniques to breach defenses and access sensitive information. ScaledData gives advice on how organizations can stay vigilant and adapt to the shifting threat landscape to protect their assets and maintain operational resilience.
Member Panel: Vendor Due Diligence and Third-Party Risk: Third-party vendors often have access to sensitive data and systems, making them prime targets for cyberattacks. Hear firsthand how your peers manage vendor due diligence and third-party risk.
Join us after the presentations for an Ask the Experts/Networking Lunch!

Regional Rural Quality Roundtable - Summit Pacific
2025-08-01 10:00 - 14:00 | WA

2025 AWPHD & WSHA Rural Hospital Leadership Conference
2025-06-22 00:00 - 2025-06-25 00:00 | WA
Audience: Rural & Public Hospital District C-Suite Leaders, Board Members, Trustees, and Commissioners
Attire: Resort Casual
Register here

Featured Speakers

Abby Havermann
Reclaiming Purpose, Power & Presence

Ryan Campbell
What’s Your Pink Cadillac?

Cindy Reynolds
Hospital Foundations

Craig Deao
Healthcare Governance

Event Agenda
subject to change

Sunday, June 22
3:30 PM | Conference Registration Opens
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Ice Cream Social

Monday, June 23
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast
9:05 AM – 10:00 AM | Backroad Burnout: Reclaiming Purpose, Power & Presence in a Role that Never Rests, Abby Havermann
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM |Best Practices for Successful Hospital Foundations, Cindy Reynolds
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM | Breakouts

One Hospital’s Unique Journey to Capital Financing, Matt Ellsworth, AWPHD, Josh Martin, Summit Pacific Medical Center, Caitlin Caldwell, Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets
Member Advocacy in Action: Tales from Olympia & D.C., Jacqueline Barton True, WSHA + Member Panel

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM | Networking Lunch
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Cyber Risk Management is a Boardroom Issue, Chad Schmitt, Scaled Health + Member Panel
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Reception at Harmony Meadows Tennis Resort* sponsored by Cain Brothers, a division of KeyBanc Capital Markets
*Guests of all ages are welcome. Guest ticket required for guests 21 and over. Shuttles provided.

Tuesday, June 24
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM | Defending Against a One-Two Punch: State and Federal Budget and Policy, WSHA Staff
9:50 AM – 10:20 AM | Deeper Dive: What Happens if you Need to Cut or Close Services…Or Even a Whole Hospital?
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM | Breakouts

Engaging Your Board in its Role of Safety & Quality, WSHA Staff + Member Panel
The Board’s Role in CEO Succession Planning, Craig Deao

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch Program | Guidance for Public Hospital Districts in Open Public Meetings & Records Rules, Harry Boesche, MRSC
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | CEO & Board Chair Meeting
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | What’s Your Pink Cadillac? Ryan Campbell
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | BBQ on the Beach*
*Guests of all ages are welcome. No guest ticket required.

Wednesday, June 25
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast
8:00 AM – 9:15 AM | AWPHD Board Meeting
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | AWPHD All-Member Meeting
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | High Functioning Boards, Craig Deao
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Securing the Future of Rural Health with AI Skilling and Innovation, Laura Kreofsky, Microsoft Philanthropies

Lodging Information
Please contact Campbell’s at 800-553-8225 to inquire about lodging availability and reference our group block name: WA St Hospital Association. If they are sold out, they can place you on their waiting list in case of cancellations.
We have coordinated an additional room block with Lakeside Lodge which is 6-minutes away from Campbell’s. To book within our room block, please contact Lakeside 509-682-4396 and reference the Washington State Hospital Association room block.

Thank You, Sponsors!

Hospital Finances 201
2025-05-21 12:00 - 13:00 | WA
WSHA Governance Education event presented by Andrew Busz & Eric Lewis.

Workplace Violence Webinar
2025-05-20 11:30 - 13:00 | Zoom
Washington State Hospital Association is pleased to offer the upcoming Workplace Violence Webinar to our members on Tuesday, May 20th!
Be sure to register ahead of time to receive your Zoom access details by clicking the Register button or scanning the QR code above.
About Our Presenter: Christopher Powell
Chris Powell is the Chief Security Officer for UCHealth in Colorado. His background as a healthcare worker, patient, and security professional has lent him a unique perspective in the complex world of healthcare workplace violence and security. Here he will discuss the various initiatives and investments his organization has implemented to better prepare healthcare workers to recognize, respond to, report, and recover from workplace violence events with the goal of preventing harm to all persons within our care. We will focus on accomplishing this goal while also ensuring that we remain focused on patient care and outcomes. These initiatives extend beyond the four walls of the hospitals and into the community and legislature to better serve the entire community in which we all live. There will be time for questions.

Registration open for WSHA’s Spring Quality Leader Learning Collaborative
2025-03-20 08:30 - 14:30 | Conference Center at SeaTac, 17801 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA, 98158, United States
WSHA Executive and Senior Clinical and Quality Leaders are invited to WSHA’s Spring Quality Leader Learning Collaborative March 20, where we’ll share insights and learn from the experiences of experts. Participants will explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing patient care and streamlining operations while making healthcare more efficient and effective.
We’ll also dive into strategies to bolster board engagement and leadership, address climate change and support environmental stewardship in health care, ensuring a sustainable future for our communities.
Contact WSHA Senior Director of Clinical Excellence and Rural Programs Tracy Wellington at tracyw@wsha.org with any questions.

WSHA Health Equity Roundtable - Every Other Month
2025-03-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Health equity leaders are invited to connect with peers to stay current on health equity policies, share promising approaches for reducing health disparities and improving access to care during the Health Equity Roundtable series. Hosted by WSHA, virtual convenings will take place every other month, beginning on Tuesday March 11th from 1-2:30pm. Each session will provide updates from the field, focus on a topic of interest and allow time for requesting/offering support.
March agenda:

Updates
Equity gap assessment relaunch
SDOH measure reporting for 2025
Discussion

Registration is restricted to WSHA member hospital staff. Please let me know if you have discussion topics for the group. Sessions will be recorded and shared with all registrants.

2025 Hospital Advocacy Day
2025-02-10 17:30 - 2025-02-11 17:00 | WA
Hospital Advocacy Day is an opportunity for hospital leaders to meet with local lawmakers to advocate for health care priorities and share stories from their hospital. To help prepare for these meetings, WSHA will provide a virtual briefing in advance and schedule meetings with lawmakers.
Date: Monday, February 10, 2025 – Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Location: State Capitol, Olympia
Audience: Hospital CEOs/administrators, hospital government affairs staff, and hospital staff/board members as invited by hospital leadership*
*Please note: We recommend registering no more than three people from your organization as there will likely be office space limitations at the Capitol.
Attire: Business Professional
Registration: Please click here to register by December 3, 2024.
Contact: For more information please reach out to Liz Cortez, Advocacy Program Manager, at LizC@wsha.org

Agenda*
*schedule subject to change
Monday, February 10
• 5:30 – 8:00 PM: Welcome Reception and Dinner – The Hub at Lacey (676 Woodland Square Loop SE, Lacey)
Tuesday, February 11
• 7:00 – 8:00 AM: Breakfast – Capitol Room, Hampton Inn & Suites (4301 Martin Way E, Olympia)
Shuttle transportation will be provided between the Hampton Inn and the Capitol on February 11.
• 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Legislative Briefing – Capitol Room, Hampton Inn & Suites (4301 Martin Way E, Olympia)
• 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM: Legislator Visits – State Capitol (416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Olympia)
Lodging
WSHA has a limited room block at the Hampton Inn & Suites, Olympia/Lacey. Please click here to make your reservation. Under the special rates tab input the code: WHA. The room block will remain open until January 20, but we encourage you to reserve a room before then as this room block will fill quickly.
