Media Highlights

2017

• Put board members in the hot seat for patient safety (Institute for Healthcare Improvement blog, Aug. 8, 2017)
• Got allergies? Virginia Mason discovery could improve treatment and possibly lead to cure (Seattle Times, Aug. 3, 2017)
• How health care organizations can be their best despite winds of change (MedCity News.com, July 26, 2017)
• Scope-maker Olympus ordered to pay Virginia Mason $6.6 million (Kaiser Health News, July 25, 2017)
• Widow unleashes court fight against scope maker Olympus over superbug outbreak (Kaiser Health News, June 14, 2017)
• As little as 10-15 minutes of vigorous daily exercise may have heart-health benefits (Seattle Local Health Guide, June 9, 2017)
• Seattle hospitals begin informing patients about overlapping surgeries (Q13.com, June 8, 2017)
• Virginia Mason to inform patients about overlapping surgeries (Seattle Times, June 7, 2017)
• The Urgent Need to Shine a Bright Light on Health Care (Becker’s Hospital Review, June 6, 2017)
• Virginia Mason patients treated to private musical performance  (KING-5 TV, May 24, 2017)
• Opioid epidemic leads to increase in Hepatitis C cases in young people (KNKX-FM, May 23, 2017)<
• New Virginia Mason clinic taking shape on Bainbridge (Kitsap Sun, May 2, 2017)
• Treating colon cancer that has spread to the liver (Seattle Local Health Guide, May 2, 2017)
• Virginia Mason CEO advocates “systems approach” to fix health care (Modern Healthcare, April 15, 2017)
• Joint Replacement: Weighing individual goals, risks and benefits is key to success (Seattle Local Health Guide, April 12, 2017)
• Porch's Asha Sharma brings tech expertise to the Virginia Mason board (Puget Sound Business Journal, March 23, 2017)
• Virginia Mason oncologist highlights Seattle cancer conference (KING-TV, March 19, 2017)
• CHI Franciscan, Virginia Mason make partnership official (Pierce County Business Examiner, March 13, 2017)
• Virginia Mason puts pharmacists on front lines of patient care (Pharmacy Today, March 2017)
• Virginia Mason's team approach to orthopedic surgery (KING-TV New Day Northwest, Feb. 22, 2017)
• Working Together to Make Alternative Payment Models Succeed (Leadership, Jan. 30 2017)
• Heartburn or Heart Attack (Seattle Local Health Guide, Feb. 1, 2017)
• Peer-to-peer counseling helps Virginia Mason patients ease surgery fears (KING TV.com, Jan. 31, 2017)
• Virginia Mason’s sustainability wins put it among elite health care company (Health Facilities Management, Jan. 19, 2017)
• Protecting Yourself and Others During the Flu Epidemic (Seattle Local Health Guide, Jan. 11, 2017)
• Doctors admonish us to leave earwax alone. Why won’t anyone listen? (STAT News, Jan. 6, 2017)
• Women: Things your gynecologist wishes you would do in 2017 (Seattle Lesbian, Jan. 3, 2017 )
• Bailey-Boushay House: A Magical Place (Arts & Understanding, Jan. 2, 2017)

2016

• GERD, Barrett’s Esophagus and the Risk for Esophageal Cancer (Seattle Local Health Guide, Dec. 9, 2016)
• Virginia Mason prepares for climate change (KNKX-FM, Dec. 5, 2016)
• 130 women hospital and health system leaders to know (Becker’s Hospital Review, Nov. 16, 2016)
• CHI Franciscan, Virginia Mason partner to expand access to care (Puget Sound Business Journal, Nov. 2, 2016)
• Virginia Mason, CHI Franciscan agree to form clinical partnership and strategic affiliation (Becker’s Hospital Review, Nov. 1, 2016)
• CHI Franciscan to form alliance with Virginia Mason (Tacoma News Tribune, Nov. 1, 2016)
• Seattle Business Leads on Innovation in Climate Change: Being Bright Green in an Emerald City (Seattle 24X7, Oct. 31, 2016)
• FAST: The word that can save a stroke victim’s life (KING-TV, Oct. 12, 2016)
• The Significance of a Mammogram (KING-TV, Oct. 12, 2016)
• Mammograms: Why the conflicting advice? (Federal Way Mirror, Oct. 12, 2016)
• Fred Hutch, Virginia Mason picked for national consortium to fight deadliest type of cancer (Puget Sound Business Journal, Oct. 7, 2016)
• Boeing Classic, Virginia Mason host clinic to help disabled golfers (Snoqualmie Valley Record, Aug. 31, 2016)
• Benaroya Research Institute receives $8 million to research asthma treatments (Puget Sound Business Journal, Aug. 23, 2016)
• Large Employers Are Key to Reforming Health Care (Harvard Business Review, July 27, 2016)
• Virginia Mason Bailey-Boushay House serves those in need (KINGTV.com, July 12, 2016)
• Three leaders on the future of health care jobs (Modern Healthcare magazine, July 11, 2016)
• House calls for heart health (Washington State Hospital Association blog, July 7, 2016)
• Tragic death drives quest for patient safety at Seattle hospital (Seattle Times June 12, 2016)
• People, pets were big winners at May 7 charity events (Puget Sound Business Journal, May 10, 2016)
• Moon landing inspired her to chase the diabetes cure (Puget Sound Business Journal, May 6, 2016)
• Reasons you should find a primary care doctor (425 magazine, April 12, 2016)
• Northwest Delegates Connect with Cuba (KING-TV, May 5, 2016)
• From Virginia Mason to the wild: Endangered sea turtle takes flight (KIMA-TV.com, April 21, 2016)
• Colonoscopy can be a lifesaver (Seattle Local Health Guide, April 17, 2016)
• Multidisciplinary care improves quality of life for people with ALS (Seattle Local Health Guide, April  16, 2016)
• Deep brain stimulation treats symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (KING-TV New Day Northwest, April 13, 2016)
• Beating cancer stress while drumming (KING-TV, April 11, 2016)
• Virginia Mason CEO sees patients between meetings (Puget Sound Business Journal subscriber content, April 8, 2016)
• Turtle’s hyperbaric treatment at Virginia Mason a success (KING5.com; April 5, 2016)
• Virginia Mason CEO named one of nation’s most influential health care leaders (Puget Sound Business Journal, April 4, 2016)
• 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders in 2016 (Modern Healthcare, April 4, 2016)
• Doctors try to help sea turtle who cannot swim (Al Jazeera America, April 1, 2016)
• Lucky sea turtle gets special treatment at Virginia Mason facility  (Seattle Times, March 31, 2016)
• Sea turtle gets hyperbaric treatment at Virginia Mason (KING TV.com, March 31, 2016)
• Virginia Mason launches survey for new Bainbridge facility (Bainbridge Island Review, March 26, 2015)
• Four Areas of Strategic Focus as Hospital Leaders Prepare for the Future (Becker’s Hospital Review, March 24, 2016)
• Change of heart: It's a shifting landscape for cardiac care providers in Yakima Valley (Yakima Herald-Republic, March 19, 2016)
• How much are we willing to pay for cures? (STAT News and Podcast, March 17, 2016)
• Colonoscopy: A simple screening could save you from a very preventable cancer (Bellevue Business Journal, March 15, 2016)
• 100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know (Becker’s Hospital Review, March 8, 2016)
• Lean and the Perfect Patient Experience (BMJ Quality & Safety, March 4, 2016)
• Pediatricians can offer a “medical home” for your child (Seattle/Local Health Guide, March 7, 2016)
• Expectations high for Virginia Mason, Memorial affiliation (Yakima Herald-Republic, March 4, 2016)
• We all agree seasonal allergies are the worst, right? (KUOW-FM, March 3, 2016)
• Lifelong heart health requires awareness, commitment and action (Bellevue Reporter, Feb. 29, 2016)
• Virginia Mason doctor discusses Zika virus (KING-TV New Day Northwest, Feb. 23, 2016)
• Only one Washington hospital makes Healthgrades’ list of 100 best in U.S. (Puget Sound Business Journal, Feb. 23, 2016)
• Fall prevention essential to preserving health of older adults  (Seattle Local Health Guide, Jan. 26, 2016)
• Adjuvant therapy performed at high-volume center improved OS in pancreatic cancer (Helio Gastroenterology, Jan. 23, 2016)
• Why concierge medicine is becoming more popular in Seattle (Seattle magazine, January 2016)
• A good night’s sleep is crucial to good health (Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine, Jan. 11, 2016)
• Managing weight loss, the healthy way (KING-TV, Jan. 13, 2016)
• Marriage of Virginia Mason, Yakima health system official (Puget Sound Business Journal, Jan. 6, 2016)
• Memorial affiliation with Virginia Mason is final (Yakima Herald-Republic, Jan. 5, 2016)
• Health system focuses on health of its employees (Puget Sound Business Journal, Jan. 4, 2016)

2015

• Hay Fever: Symptoms, causes, prevention and treatment (Seattle Local Health Guide, Dec. 28, 2015)
• 2015: The Yakima Valley's top stories of the year (Yakima Herald-Republic, Dec. 28, 2015)
• Satisfied in Seattle: Dedicated ‘QI week’ boosts hospitalist morale, recruitment (Today's Hospitalist, September 2015)
• How a medical device maker kept hospitals in the dark about deadly infections (Los Angeles Times, Dec. 19, 2015)
• Fall prevention important to older adults’ health (Bellevue Business Journal, Dec. 18, 2015)
• Primary care providers deliver continuity of care over your lifetime (Bellevue Business Journal, Dec. 16, 2015)
• Virginia Mason will move Bainbridge Island clinic off Winslow Way (Kitsap Sun, Dec. 8, 2015)
• Why teams don’t learn from their mistakes and how to change that (Fast Company, Dec. 7, 2015)
• Virginia Mason will move Bainbridge Island Medical Center to new development (Bainbridge Review, Dec. 8, 2015)
• Readmissions fall after pharmacist home visits (Drug Topics, Dec. 8, 2015)
• Leapfrog names Virginia Mason a top hospital for 10^th straight year (Puget Sound Business Journal, Dec. 2, 2015)
• Making sense of the changing recommendations for screening mammograms (Federal Way Mirror, Nov. 25, 2015)
• Virginia Mason uses grant to support Heart-to-Heart program  (News-Medical.net, Nov. 21, 2015)
• This Seattle pharmacy makes house calls to cut down return visits to hospital (Puget Sound Business Journal, Nov. 16, 2015)
• 130 nonprofit hospital and health system CEOs to know | 2015 (Becker’s Hospital Review, Nov. 16, 2015)
• Virginia Mason, Memorial finalize affiliation plan (Yakima Herald-Republic, Nov. 12, 2015)
• Yakima Memorial approves affiliation with Virginia Mason (KIMA-TV, Nov. 11, 2015)
• Advancements in treating Crohn’s disease (KING TV, Nov. 11, 2015)<
• Yakima health system will affiliate with Virginia Mason (Puget Sound Business Journal, Nov. 11, 2015)<
• Virginia Mason debuts posting online ratings, patient comments (Issaquah Press, Nov. 3, 2015)
• A long road: Local woman back at work after battling breast cancer (Ellensburg Daily Record, Oct. 17, 2015)
• Virginia Mason Health System plans to cut jobs (Puget Sound Business Journal, Oct. 16, 2015)
• What employers can do to accelerate health care reform (Harvard Business Review, Oct. 16, 2015)
• Four of the greenest U.S. hospitals are in Seattle (Puget Sound Business Journal, Oct. 13, 2015
• Virginia Mason introduces Virtual Care Clinic (Issaquah Press, Oct. 12, 2015)
• Words of appreciation: Thank-you notes from 8 health system CEOs (Becker’s Hospital Review, Oct. 6, 2015)
• Virginia Mason begins posting online ratings, patient comments about clinic providers (Seattle/Local Health Guide, Oct. 6, 2015)
• Virginia Mason takes another step toward transparency with doctor reviews (Puget Sound Business Journal, Oct. 5, 2015)
• Virginia Mason goes virtual: New 24-hour clinic online (Inside Bainbridge, Sept. 28, 2015)
• Good, simple care can keep your skin healthy for years to come (Wedgewood View, Sept. 23, 2015)
• Virginia Mason adds Virtual Care Clinic (Kitsap Sun, Sept. 24, 2015)
• Virginia Mason latest to launch telemedicine service (Puget Sound Business Journal, Sept. 23, 2015)
• Simple care can help keep your skin healthy for years to come (Seattle/Local Health Guide, Sept. 23, 2015)
• State seeks feedback on its Alzheimer’s care plan (KING-TV, Sept. 22, 2015)
• Double, bilateral simultaneous knee replacement has its advantages (Federal Way Mirror, Sept. 15, 2015)
• Fundraiser generates $435,000 for Benaroya Research Institute (Puget Sound Business Journal, Aug. 25, 2015)
• Magazine names Virginia Mason CEO one of most influential executives (Puget Sound Business Journal, Aug. 24, 2015)
• 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare  (Modern Healthcare, Aug. 24, 2015)
• Is double knee replacement right for you?  (Seattle Local Health Guide, Aug. 17, 2015)
• This is why we call the hospital Virginia Mason (Seattle Times Pacific Northwest magazine, Aug. 12, 2015)
• FDA urges additional steps for cleaning duodenoscopes (Seattle Times, Aug. 4, 2015)
• Virginia Mason Federal Way Medical Center opens urgent care clinic (Federal Way Mirror, Aug. 2, 2015)
• Progress made on hospital merger (Yakima Herald-Republic, July 31, 2015)
• Memorial Hospital affiliation with Virginia Mason will proceed (Yakima Herald-Republic, July 30, 2015)
• Virginia Mason to open urgent care in Federal Way (Pierce County Business Examiner, July 30, 2015)
• Consumer Reports: How safe is your hospital? (KOMO-TV, July 29, 2015)
• Vera Whole Health will open worksite clinic at Virginia Mason (Puget Sound Business Journal, July 23, 2015)
• Overuse Injuries: Education, assistance and pacing are key to prevention (Ballard News-Tribune, July 21, 2015)
• Virginia Mason CEO: Contract with England’s health system is pathway to ‘lower cost, safer care’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, July 16, 2015)
• Virginia Mason crosses the pond to teach lean cost and quality methods (Modern Healthcare, July 16, 2015)
• Virginia Mason Institute lands $13 million contract to improve health care in England (Puget Sound Business Journal, July 16, 2015)
• ‘World’s safest hospital’ to mentor East London trusts under plan to improve care (London Evening Standard, July 16, 2015)
• Opinion: Hospitals can learn from Toyota, other industries to improve efficiency (Puget Sound Business Journal, July 8, 2015)
• Many Americans wait too long for needed health care: IOM Report (Health Day News, June 29, 2015)
• Five strategies to standardize health care wait times (FierceHealthcare.com, June 29, 2015)
• Meet soon-to-be new boss at Benaroya Research Institute (Puget Sound Business Journal, June 26, 2015)
• How health care leaders can improve transparency, patient safety (FierceHealthcare.com, June 24, 2015)
• The Employer-Led Health Care Revolution (Harvard Business Review, June 23, 2015)
• Keeping your breasts healthy now and for years to come (Ballard News Tribune, June 23, 2015)
• Longtime Benaroya Research Institute boss to retire at end of year (Puget Sound Business Journal, June 22, 2015)
• Transparency as a path to improve patient safety (Health Affairs, June 22, 2015)
• Some state workers to see new options for health care coverage (Seattle Times, June 8, 2015)
• 50,000 state workers now have a new health plan choice (Puget Sound Business Journal, June 8, 2015)
• Kittitas Valley Hospital adds Virginia Mason orthopedic providers (Ellensburg Daily Record, June 5, 2015)
• Public speaker back to work after tongue cancer surgery (KOMO-TV, May 21, 2015)
• Virginia Mason Dreambuilders’ Ball raises $1.2 million (Puget Sound Business Journal, May 18, 2015)
• Proceed with caution when introducing peanuts to children (KUOW-FM, May 11, 2015)
• Virginia Mason joins widow in suit against scope maker (KING-TV, May 11, 2015)
• Virginia Mason, patient’s widow sue scope manufacturer (KIRO-TV, May 11, 2015)
• Virginia Mason joins widow in fight against device maker (KOMO-TV, May 11, 2015)
• Virginia Mason joins with widow to sue scope maker (Seattle Times, May 11, 2015)
• Seattle hospital accuses Olympus of hiding scope defects (Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2015)
• Video: Transparency is foundational to patient safety (Hospitals & Health Networks, May 1, 2015)
• NPSF names Gary Kaplan, MD chairman of Lucian Leape Institute (Modern Healthcare, April 30, 2015)
• Two local women celebrate a kidney donation (Ellensburg Daily Record, April 29, 2015)
• Innovative therapies for breast cancer (KING-TV New Day Northwest, April 22, 2015)
• Reports to Feds on bacteria outbreaks arrived late (USA Today, April 15, 2015)
• PBGH expands bundled payment program to include spinal surgeries (FierceHealth.com, April 6, 2015)
• Virginia Mason embraces price transparency (Healthcare Finance News, April 7, 2015)
• Virginia Mason CEO Gary Kaplan, MD, is No. 10 on list of most influential health care leaders (Modern Healthcare, April 6, 2015)
• Can I get a price check here? (Puget Sound Business Journal, April 2, 2015)
• A push for transparency in health care pricing (Marketplace, March 27, 2015)
• Olympus scopes may have infected more patients across U.S., Seattle health agency says  (Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2015)
• Virginia Mason posts procedure prices online (Puget Sound Business Journal, March 27, 2015)
• Olympus says new steps needed to clean medical scopes (Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2015)
• FDA must act to prevent outbreak of ‘superbugs’ (Seattle Times, March 26, 2015)
• ‘Angelina Jolie Effect:’ More women asking for genetic testing (Q13 TV, March 24, 2015)
• Spine Clinic offers same-day appointments for physical therapy for uncomplicated back pain (AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange, March 2015)
• Bacterial infections inflame concerns over duodenoscopes (USA Today, March 18, 2015)
• Keeping track of the medical industry (Ellensburg Daily Record, March 18, 2015)
• New technology creates opportunities for sedation during colonoscopies (HealthLeaders magazine, March 2015)
• Virginia Mason CEO named Outstanding Health Care Executive (Seattle Business magazine, March 2015)
• Your music may be too loud if it’s louder than a microwave oven’s beep (Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2015)
• The case for physician CEOs (Becker’s Hospital Review, March 10, 2015)
• Outbreak sparks changes at region’s hospitals (Seattle Times, March 8, 2015)
• Urgent care offered at Virginia Mason clinic (Bainbridge Island Review, March 5, 2015)
• Charting a 50 percent drop in antibiotics use (Choosing Wisely, March 5, 2015)
• Flu season still not over in Washington State (Q13-TV, March 1, 2015)
• After deadly infections, FDA asks device makers about cleaning methods (New York Times, Feb. 25, 2015)
• How to safely reprocess scopes tied to infections: Experts weigh in (Becker’s Hospital Review, Feb. 25, 2015)
• Virginia Mason’s scope-cleaning method could get used elsewhere (Seattle Times, Feb. 24, 2015)
• Virginia Mason Bainbridge Island adds daily urgent care service (Inside Bainbridge, Jan. 27, 2015)
• Why your doctor wants you to think about your own death this year (KPLU-FM, Jan. 9, 2015)