Washington State Hospital Association

Regional Rural Quality Roundtable - Lincoln Hospital
2025-08-27 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver)
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
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

2025 AWPHD & WSHA Rural Hospital Leadership Conference
2025-06-22 00:00 - 2025-06-25 00:00
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
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
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.
