Washington state public health bill receives lopsided critical testimony
A Washington bill that would add new language to existing state law about “appropriate measures” regarding vaccines to ...
Washington legislators consider universal health care
The Washington Health Trust, a statewide initiative for universal health care, is supporting proposals introduced in both the Senate and House (House Bill 1445 and Senate Bill 5233), according to a ...
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Washington's hospital system is financially 'fragile' despite improvements
Despite the improvement to hospitals' financial health, a survey from the Washington State Hospital Association found 70% of ...
Washington state hospitals lose nearly $400 million in first nine months of 2024, Providence loses $66 million in Spokane area
Hospitals in Spokane continued to bleed tens of millions of dollars last year – even as the losses slowed from those of 2023.
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Duke, UNC Health join forces to open NC Children's Hospital in the Triangle
"Faculty from both schools will serve as clinical staff. They will also teach medical students, pediatric residents, fellows, ...
Health care worker assault law could see reform this year
The bill would exempt mental health patients from a special charge that automatically felonizes minor offenses against ...
What ending birthright citizenship could look like in the U.S.
Legal experts say the undocumented population would grow and that all Americans would be impacted if Trump’s order ending ...
Suspects in fatal Vermont Border Patrol agent shooting identified, documents show
Court documents obtained by NBC5 identify the suspect accused of shooting and killing Border Patrol Agent David Maland.
Washington woman faces weapon charges in connection to Vermont Border Patrol agent's fatal shooting
Washington state woman Teresa Youngblut arrested by FBI for the fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland in ...
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Michigan hospital CEO to exit for role in Washington state
Andy Bertapelle, MSN, RN, CEO of Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, Mich., plans to step down from his role April 4. Mr. Bertapelle has accepted a new CEO role in Washington state ...
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Patient's Life Support Cut After Hospital Allegedly Consulted With Wrong Family
An unconscious man who was admitted to a hospital in Washington state in 2021 was taken off life support inadvertently when he was mistaken for someone else, according to two lawsuits. David Wells, 69 ...