Volunteers needed for Seattle/King County Clinic April 24-27
Each year more than 3,000 people get care they otherwise would not be able to access because of volunteer participation.
Public Health
King County public health clinics receive temporary funding
The public health clinics see around 80,000 people a year in King County.
By Bobbi Nodell, Marketing and Communications Manager
Op-ed: Human cost of closing the Virginia Mason Birth Center
The sudden closure was not just the end of a service line, it took away the soul of a community and robbed healthcare staff from their calling. This closure was set in motion by the consolidation of healthcare.
Health equity education requirements for nurses in Washington state
Health equity acknowledges that individuals have different needs and face diverse barriers to health.
Key vote on public health funding Nov. 19
King County Council is expected to vote on measure to protect public health clinics
Nurses mourn sudden closure of Virginia Mason’s Family Birth Center
The closure deprives the community of another birth center and leaves dozens of labor and delivery nurses without a job they loved.
Press release
Nurses at Virginia Mason holding a vigil to protest closure of Family Birth Center
Community invited to share frustration at Nov. 14 event (6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
Help protect long-term care insurance for millions of Washington residents
Vote NO on Initiative 2124
Sign the petition to save public health in Seattle/King County
Much of King County’s public health system now risks being shuttered.
WSNA celebrates Nurse Practitioner Week
This week we celebrate and recognize this important group within the nursing profession!
By Justin Gill, DNP, APRN, RN, FNP-C, President, WSNA
An invitation from Monica McLemore, PHD, MPH, RN
Monica R. McLemore was given the 2023 Nurse Researcher Award by WSNA and issued the following invitation in her acceptance speech.
Helping nurses impacted by the Spokane County wildfires
With thousands of acres burned, at least 185 structures lost, and residents of Medical Lake and Elk under evacuation orders, these fires are devastating.
Carolyn Clark: Perspectives from a public health correctional nurse
"We are making a difference in people’s lives, and I, personally, try to make a difference in every patient I encounter."
By Bobbi Nodell, Marketing and Communications Manager
How to prepare for an emergency
While the best time to plan for an emergency or disaster is BEFORE it happens, these tips and resources are good to know.
By Megan Kilpatrick, MSN, RN, Education Director
Press release
Compromised mattresses in hospitals pose potential biohazard risk to patients
At least one hospital in Tacoma dealing with micro-tears that soak up and leak body fluids.
Statement
Statement on Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
This decision has significant implications for women’s reproductive health and choice. The ruling leaves it up to each state to determine its own laws regarding abortion.
Statement
ANA responds to Uvalde Texas elementary school shooting and recent gun violence: There simply are no words
ANA stands in solidarity with the individuals, families and communities impacted and calls for meaningful action now to address this tragic, ever-growing epidemic of gun violence.
Press release / Statement
Oregon and Washington nurses associations’ joint statement on access to reproductive health
ONA and WSNA stand firm in our resolve that all people deserve access to health care services, when and where they need it, without financial hardship.
Governor Jay Inslee proclaims May as Nurses Month in Washington state
“I encourage all people in our state to join me in honoring the nurses of Washington, especially recognizing the critical and live-saving role that registered nurses have filled around our state, country, and world through the current coronavirus pandemic.”
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through partnering within community
Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization was established in 1949 to provide community services and education to student nurses.
Comments to NINR concerning 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Framework
"We do not believe that NINR intended to exclude research on health care equity; the health equity lens appears to be defined broadly enough to include health care equity. However, because some definitions distinguish between health equity and health care equity, this should be clarified."
Chauvin conviction a landmark on the long road to eliminating systemic racism
WSNA applauds the guilty verdicts delivered against former police officer Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd. The jury’s conclusion supports what we know to be true: that Black Americans, especially Black men, are too often victims of systemic racism in law enforcement in this country, and the consequences can be deadly.
Kyla Arama delivers live-saving care in West Africa
As a volunteer for the nonprofit organization The Bridge of Hope, Kyla Arama has helped create a self-sustainable medical system in Sierra Leone, a developing country on the southwest coast of West Africa.
It’s National Public Health Week (or should it be year?)
The national theme for Public Health Week 2021 is “Building Bridges to Better Health,” a recognition that making communities safe and healthy is public health’s top priority and that COVID-19 has made that even more important.
