The DOH has established a call center to address questions from the public. If you have questions about what is happening in Washington state, how the virus is spread, and what to do if you have symptoms, please call the DOH at 1−800−525−0127 and press #.
| Coronavirus Disease | ANA | COVID Resource Center |
2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak | WA DOH | |
Information for Healthcare Professionals | CDC | |
Financial Resources | WA DFI | |
COVID / Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) | WA GOV | |
COVID Illness on the Job | WA L & I | |
WA Resident Financial Resources | WA DFI | Financial Resources for Washington Residents Impacted by COVID-19 |
ANA COVID-19 Resource Center | ANA | |
Navigating a Mental Health Crisis | NAMI |
June 9, 2021 - WSNA is committed to the health and safety of our nurses as well as other frontline caregivers, our families, patients, and communities. In keeping with this commitment, we strongly recommend that all nurses and other health care providers be vaccinated against the SARS-CoV‑2 (COVID-19) virus.
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.
February 10, 2022
WSNA nurses share firsthand accounts of understaffing from the front lines.
January 17, 2022
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.
January 17, 2022
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.
January 17, 2022