Category: Evergreen
Evergreen Healthcare and Virginia Mason will remain two distinct entities. Neither organization foresees any reduction in services or staff as a result of this partnership.
Medicare’s new Hospital Compare website allows you to compare hospitals side-by-side on a variety of patient safety and patient satisfaction measures. But are the comparisons fair?
Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland will hold its annual Disaster Readiness Fair this Saturday, Sept. 24th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m..
The 34-bed facility will provide a place for homeless men and women to recover after surgery, hospitalization or serious illnesses.
Thought your hospital room was dirty? Did your nurse sometimes ignore you? If so, the hospital has a new reason to worry: Patient gripes soon will affect how much hospitals get paid by Medicare.
Volunteers will advise the Evergreen Board of Commissioners and Administration, serve on hospital task forces and committees, and represent Evergreen at regional events.
The event will also include tours of Evergreen’s emergency department, decontamination demonstrations and a Coast Guard rescue helicopter on display.
Malte replaces Steve Brown who left in February to become President/CEO of the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania.
The coach will provide same-day mammography services at the Evergreen clinics in Bothell, Sammamish and Duvall every week on a regular rotation.
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