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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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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Resources for Flu Season

WA State Department of Health recommends a yearly flu vaccine for everyone aged six-months and older. It takes two weeks… Read more »

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