Virginia Mason in the News
Media Highlights
2018
- Healthy Living: Doctors say now is the time to get the flu shot (Q13-TV.com, Oct. 3, 2018)
- Q&A with Virginia Mason CEO Gary Kaplan on creating value-based care regardless of payment model (Modern Healthcare, Sept. 8, 2018)
- We Asked a Doctor How Much You Need to Care About Your Circadian Rhythm (SELF.com, Sept. 5, 2018)
- Bailey-Boushay House receiving emergency shelter funding (Madison Park Times, July 25, 2018)
- 2 Washington hospitals named spinal fusion Centers of Excellence: 3 insights (Becker’s Spine Review, July 24, 2018)
- 'Two or three here, 20 there,' the city's march to 500 beds includes Hill, CD (Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, July 23, 2018)
- Cross-border colon cancer study shows Americans paying double for same treatments (Vancouver Sun, July 13, 2018)
- Earwax actually has a flavor and there’s a medical reason why (Insider.com, July 8, 2018)
- New Virginia Mason medical center is open for business (Bainbridge Island Review, June 20, 2018)
- Why art is becoming part of doctors’ education at Virginia Mason (Seattle Times, June 16, 2018)
- Q&A: Sarah Patterson, executive director, Virginia Mason Institute (Seattle Business, May 24, 2018)
- Where are the 49 Leapfrog straight-A hospitals? (Becker's Hospital Review, April 30, 2018)
- Virginia Mason Forms For-Profit Consulting Group (Health Leaders Media, April 24, 2018)
- Improving patient involvement in care (NEJM Catalyst, April 4, 2018)
- Longtime friends team on new cancer treatment (Kitsap Sun, March 29, 2018)
- Fighting Insomnia with Therapy (Healthline.com, March 16, 2018)
- Fearless thinking will drive health care transformation (Institute for Healthcare Improvement Blog, March 12, 2018)
- Healthgrades announces America’s Best Hospitals for 2018 (Becker’s Hospital Review, Feb. 28, 2018)
- TVT safe, effective, durable for female SUI (MedPageToday.com, Feb. 27, 2018)
- She's been saved by blood 100 times over while battling a painful disease affecting African Americans (The News Tribune, Feb. 20, 2018)
- Fruit Juice: One hidden culprit behind weight gain (Health Day, Feb. 14, 2018)
- Edmonds Family Medicine now part of Virginia Mason (MyEdmondsNews.com, Feb. 10, 2018)
- Schedule tweaks boost admission capacity (ACP Hospitalist, January 2018)
- CHI Franciscan, Virginia Mason join forces to bring radiation oncology to Burien (Westside Seattle, Feb. 5, 2018)
- OT- and PT-designed therapy car aims to teach safe vehicle entry and exit (Rehab Management, Jan. 31, 2018)
- Women’s heart attack symptoms often differ from men’s (Northwest Prime Time, Jan. 28, 2018)
- Olympus faces new trial over medical scopes tied to superbug deaths (Kaiser Health News, Jan. 19, 2018)
- Obesity care often team effort between primary care, community resources (Queen Anne & Magnolia News, Jan. 17, 2018)
- Despite national shortage of rheumatologists, care has improved (Capitol Hill Times, Jan. 11, 2018)
2017
- Virginia Mason registry helps to better manage diabetes patients (Kirkland Reporter, Dec. 21, 2017)
- Virginia Mason named a top hospital for 12th straight year (My Edmonds News.com, Dec. 9, 2017)
- Edmonds Family Medicine to become part of Virginia Mason (Edmonds Beacon, Nov. 9, 2017)
- Consumers can help improve patient experience, quality of care (Huffington Post, Nov. 9, 2017)
- How virtual reality is helping scientists make new discoveries about our health (GeekWire, Nov. 6, 2017)
- How the EMR is increasing innovation and creativity in health care (Harvard Business Review, Oct. 10, 2017)
- Geek of the Week: Virginia Mason’s Barry Aaronson, MD (GeekWire, Oct. 6, 2017)
- Women in Business: Suzanne Anderson, President, Virginia Mason Medical Center (Huffington Post, Sept. 24, 2017)
- Empowering Patients to Be Active Participants in Their Health Care (Huffington Post, Sept. 18, 2017
- Wellness Wednesday Panel (KING 5 TV New Day Northwest, Sept. 13, 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)
- Partnering to lead a culture of safety (Journal of Healthcare Management, July/August 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)
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Virginia Mason patients treated to private musical performance (KING-5 TV, May 24, 2017)
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Opioid epidemic leads to increase in Hepatitis C cases in young people (KNKX-FM, May 23, 2017)
- Virginia Mason CEO advocates “systems approach” to fix health care (Modern Healthcare, April 15, 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)
