Category: Evergreen
New online database reveals thousands of hospital violation reports
A new website, www.hospitalinspections.org, includes detailed reports of hospital violations dating back to January 2011, searchable by city, state, name of the hospital and key word.
My doctor is taking payments from drug companies – what should I do?
If your doctor is on the “Dollars for Docs” list, he or she received money from one of the drug companies for promotional activities or consulting. Payments are legal, so it doesn’t mean your doctor has done anything wrong. But research has shown that drug company marketing can influence what a doctor prescribes, and some experts say it is cause for concern.
Evergreen and Virginia Mason to form “strategic partnership”
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.
How does your hospital stack up against the competition?
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?
Disaster Readiness Fair at Evergreen Hospital – Sat. 24th
Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland will hold its annual Disaster Readiness Fair this Saturday, Sept. 24th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m..
A place for the homeless to heal
The 34-bed facility will provide a place for homeless men and women to recover after surgery, hospitalization or serious illnesses.
Medicare to base hospital payments on patient-satisfaction scores
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.
Evergreen Hospital seeks community advisors
Volunteers will advise the Evergreen Board of Commissioners and Administration, serve on hospital task forces and committees, and represent Evergreen at regional events.
Free disaster preparedness fair at Evergreen–October 9th
The event will also include tours of Evergreen’s emergency department, decontamination demonstrations and a Coast Guard rescue helicopter on display.
Evergreen picks new CEO
Malte replaces Steve Brown who left in February to become President/CEO of the Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pennsylvania.
Evergreen launches digital mammography coach
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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