About Us - NWHRN

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NWHRN creates plans and tools to help partners be prepared and resilient

A resilient and coordinated healthcare ecosystem is essential for any kind of emergency.

Building this takes leadership, vision, collaboration, and commitment.

That’s where we come in.

Since 2005, the Northwest Healthcare Response Network (the Network) has led a coalition of public and private healthcare, public health and emergency response partners to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from emergencies, disasters and other disruptive events.

We are a local and national leader in all hazards healthcare preparedness and response and multi-sector, multi-jurisdictional engagement. Our expertise centers on developing the relationships, plans and capabilities that are at the core of a coordinated multi-agency emergency response. Our approach relies on both art and science. We leverage subject matter knowledge, collaboration, partnerships, innovation, and accountability to identify strategic approaches to multi-sector challenges. We lead, advocate for, and implement solutions.

The Network is a nonprofit corporation and 501(c)(3) organization.

Our mission

We lead cross-sector, solution-oriented coordination to build healthcare ecosystem resilience in order to face emergencies, disasters, disease outbreaks, and other disruptive events.

Our vision

We envision a future with a resilient healthcare ecosystem that, through collective effort, provides effective and equitable care to all.

Our values

Our values center our work as a backbone organization and coalition and guide us internally and externally.

Leadership: We create change by guiding collective action.
Collaboration: We lead, but we do not work alone.
Stewardship: We are careful and accountable with the resources, relationships, and responsibilities entrusted to us.
Adaptability: We are agile and responsive to meet changing needs in our environment.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: We are committed to reflecting, learning, and making the changes necessary to grow stronger through diversity, use our resources to achieve equitable outcomes, and create the experience of belonging in all that we do.

These values guide us each day and shape our shared commitments to how we approach our work.

Take Initiative – We take a proactive and problem-solving approach, pursuing innovative solutions to identified problems and continually improve existing processes.
Be Transparent – We are answerable to and forthright about our motivations, actions, and results.
Actively Communicate – We practice open, frequent, and multi-directional communication internally and externally.
Continuously Improve – We maintain a growth mindset and embrace the importance of regularly assessing, learning from, and taking actions to improve our work as individuals and organizationally.
Practice Customer Service – We approach each interaction with courtesy and respect and seek to provide value whenever possible.

Impact Areas

Our work is centered in four key areas of impact.

Shared Awareness

Ensure a shared awareness of the status of the Washington state healthcare ecosystem to inform decision-making.

Innovative Solutions

Create innovative solutions to sustain healthcare services during disruptive events.

Real-Time Support

Provide real-time support to the healthcare system to effectively manage disruptive events.

Advocacy & Policy

Advance advocacy and policy efforts to build healthcare ecosystem resiliency.

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