NWHRN featured in Commonwealth Fund article re healthcare, climate change impacts and regional response
An October 20, 2022 published article from the Commonwealth Fund focuses on healthcare organizations and the impacts of climate change.… Read more »
Read more >>NWHRN and Senior Medical Advisor Honored for COVID Response
Congratulations to Vicki Sakata, MD: Guardian of Emergency Medicine NWHRN’s senior medical advisor, Vicki Sakata, MD, was honored in 2021… Read more »
Read more >>Planning and Caring for Pediatric and Neonatal Patients in Disasters: Inpatient and Outpatient Guidelines (Peds Toolkit)
The NWHRN “Pediatric Toolkit” is a detailed resource to assist in developing internal pediatric surge or disaster plans. This version… Read more »
Read more >>NWHRN COVID-19 Response Presentation for Seattle City Council Briefing
On April 13, 2020 the Northwest Healthcare Response Network’s Executive Director, Onora Lien, was asked to present at the Seattle… Read more »
Read more >>Disaster Clinical Advisory Committee featured in AABB article
Dr. Therese Nester from Bloodworks Northwest and a member of NWHRN’s Disaster Clinical Advisory Committee (DCAC) authored an article about… Read more »
Read more >>Scarce Resource Management and Crisis Standards of Care Overview and Materials
The development of the Scarce Resource Management and Crisis Standards of Care materials below started in 2012 with the Central… Read more »
Read more >>Growth and Transitions in 2018
Since July 2018, our staff has been spending time in each of the coalition’s new districts, having literally dozens of… Read more »
Read more >>CMS Emergency Preparedness Requirements and Rules for Healthcare
The Network offers numerous resources to help organizations meet the 2016 Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Emergency Preparedness Requirements for… Read more »
Read more >>Coalition Assessment 2018: Inventory highlights and report
Over the Summer 2018, we had the opportunity to engage coalition representatives and stakeholders across the 15 counties of our new… Read more »
Read more >>FAQ: Changes to Washington’s Healthcare Coalitions
Updated 06.12.18 The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is restructuring the state’s healthcare coalitions. As of July 1, 2018,… Read more »
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