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Each year more than 3,000 people get care they otherwise would not be able to access because of volunteer participation.
Jan. 8, 2025 • 1 minute to read
The public health clinics see around 80,000 people a year in King County.
Dec. 13, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
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.
Dec. 13, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
Health equity acknowledges that individuals have different needs and face diverse barriers to health.
Dec. 9, 2024 • 4 minutes to read
King County Council is expected to vote on measure to protect public health clinics
Nov. 15, 2024 • 1 minute to read
The closure deprives the community of another birth center and leaves dozens of labor and delivery nurses without a job they loved.
Nov. 14, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
Community invited to share frustration at Nov. 14 event (6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
Nov. 8, 2024 • 1 minute to read
Vote NO on Initiative 2124
June 12, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
Much of King County’s public health system now risks being shuttered.
March 22, 2024 • 1 minute to read
This week we celebrate and recognize this important group within the nursing profession!
Nov. 16, 2023 • 1 minute to read
Monica R. McLemore was given the 2023 Nurse Researcher Award by WSNA and issued the following invitation in her acceptance speech.
Oct. 24, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
With thousands of acres burned, at least 185 structures lost, and residents of Medical Lake and Elk under evacuation orders, these fires are devastating.
Aug. 22, 2023 • 1 minute to read
"We are making a difference in people’s lives, and I, personally, try to make a difference in every patient I encounter."
Jan. 19, 2023 • 7 minutes to read
While the best time to plan for an emergency or disaster is BEFORE it happens, these tips and resources are good to know.
Jan. 19, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
At least one hospital in Tacoma dealing with micro-tears that soak up and leak body fluids.
Nov. 7, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
With the Governor lifting the COVID-19 state of emergency on Oct. 31, many members are wondering what this means to them.
Oct. 25, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
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.
June 24, 2022 • 1 minute to read
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.
May 25, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
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.
May 10, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
“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.”
May 1, 2022 • 1 minute to read
A review of recent national and Washington State nurse staffing data and survey results indicates that there are enough nurses to safely staff hospitals, but that the quality of jobs is leading many qualified registered nurses to leave their Washington hospital jobs.
Feb. 10, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
WSNA nurses share firsthand accounts of understaffing from the front lines.
Jan. 17, 2022 • 10 minutes to read
The public is becoming increasingly aware of a problem nurses have known about for a long time: the nurse staffing crisis that is dangerously depleting our hospitals. The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and accentuated this crisis.
Jan. 17, 2022 • 8 minutes to read
WSNA and the other two primary health care unions in Washington state call for a sustainable, accountable commitment to safe staffing in every department of every hospital in the state.
Jan. 17, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
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