Virginia Mason in the News

Media Highlights

2020

Chaplains grapple with COVID-19's 'Tsunami' (Huffington Post, June 23, 2020)
Preventative Measures and Cancer Screening Recommendations Aid Male Population (Targeted Oncology, June 17, 2020)
50 Most Influential Clinical Executives (Modern Healthcare, June 15, 2020)
Prioritize your health during COVID-19 (Queen Anne & Magnolia News, May 20, 2020)
Ford respirators on way to health care workers in Seattle (Detroit Free-Press, May 6, 2020)
Virginia Mason has a special program for terminally ill COVID-19 patients (KUOW-FM, May 4, 2020)
Tips to keep your immune system healthy during COVID-19 | Guest View (Edmonds Beacon, April 29, 2020)
Virginia Mason Nurses Develop COVID Visitation Procedure (425 Magazine, April 28, 2020)
Dispatch from Seattle v7: My uncle starts 4th week intubated from COVID (State of Reform, April 13, 2020)
Sequencing Therapy in Patients With Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Under Investigation (Targeted Oncology, April 9, 2020)
Tips for Talking to Children About COVID-19 (425 Magazine, April 2020)
Seattle hospital musician plays her harp, and 'magic' flows (Good Morning America.com, March 26, 2020)
Lessons from the long-time CEO of a 100-year-old health system on staying relevant in healthcare (Becker’s Hospital Review, March 6, 2020)
Defining a New Leadership Model to Stay Relevant in Healthcare (Frontiers of Health Services Management, Spring 2020)
Resolve to Laugh (3^rd Act magazine, Winter 2020)
New Women's Health Clinic Opens in Seattle as Part of Hospital Systems' Alliance (Seattle Business, Jan. 20, 2020)
Kirtland Discusses the American Cancer Society's Report on Significant Drop in Lung Cancer Deaths (Targeted Oncology, Jan. 18, 2020)

2019

Leapfrog gives 13 Seattle Hospitals An 'A' Grade for Safety (Seattle Business, Nov. 7, 2019)
Two Major Health Systems Moving Forward With Plan to Launch a New Birth Center (Seattle Business, Oct. 7, 2019)
The Fight Against Physician Burnout: AMA awards 22 organizations for their efforts (Medical Economics, Oct. 2, 2019)
Lead is Still a Public Health Culprit (Washington State Medical Association Reports, Sept. 10, 2019)
Colorectal Cancer: Symptoms, Family History Don’t Always Precede the Preventable Disease (City Living Seattle, Sept. 16, 2019)
CEOs dissect strategic partnerships: Three Don’ts (HealthLeaders, Sept. 12, 2019)
Virginia Mason named a leader in serving LGBTQ individuals (Seattle Gay News, Aug. 23, 2019)
Well-Child Checks Help Keep Kids Healthy Throughout Their Lives (425 Magazine, Aug. 20, 2019)
New Guideline Issued for Sudden Hearing Loss (Medscape.com, Aug. 5, 2019)
Case Study: Virginia Mason Kirkland Medical Center (National Academy of Medicine, July 31, 2019)
Strengthening Culture through Good Governance Practices (AHA Trustee Insights, July 31, 2019)
Virginia Mason teams up with NHL Seattle for player care, new clinic at Northgate (Puget Sound Business Journal, July 25, 2019)
IT Innovation Lessons From Virginia Mason CIO: Strategy, Watchful Waiting Deliver Long-Term Value (HealthLeaders, July 19, 2019)
Microscopy and VR Illuminate New Ways to Prevent and Treat Disease (Lab Manager, July 18, 2019)
'No Time to Wait:' Now in recovery, Wasilla man makes the most of the time he's been given (Anchorage Daily News, July 13, 2019)
We Can Make Health Care Less Scary for Transgender Patients (The Advocate, July 9, 2019)
Becker's CEO + CFO Roundtable: 3 Questions with Suzanne Anderson, President and Executive Vice President at Virginia Mason (Becker’s Hospital Review, July 8, 2019)
50 Most Influential Clinical Executives (Modern Healthcare, June 17, 2019)
Outstanding Voices: Dr. Camille Johnson calls on health systems to do more for LGBTQ patients (Puget Sound Business Journal, June 6, 2019)
Virginia Mason Chairman and CEO Gary S. Kaplan, MD, wages a war on waste (Modern Healthcare, May 4, 2019)
Doctor creates clinic aimed at comprehensive care for patients with Down syndrome (KNKX-FM, April 7, 2019)
System Reform: How Healthcare Systems Can Control Rising Costs Without Sacrificing Quality (Inside Healthcare, April 2019)
Hospitals turn to Sarah Patterson, the health care sensei, and here's why (Puget Sound Business Journal, March 29, 2019)
Dr. Partridge bringing families together (Issaquah Reporter, Feb. 14, 2019)
Virginia Mason's Gary Kaplan: 19 Years Of Inviting Disruption (HealthLeaders, Feb. 5, 2019)

2018

Taking On Opioids: Establishing an Organizational Initiative (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists News, Dec. 20, 2018)
Health Care Is Evolving. Is Your Board Keeping Up? (Institute for Healthcare Improvement blog, Dec 7, 2018)
Stuck in the Hospital? You may be visited by a mini horse (The Stranger, Nov. 16, 2018)
Improving With Patients (American College of Radiology, Nov. 14, 2018)
Building A Culture Of Transparency In Health Care (Harvard Business Review, Nov. 9, 2018)
What Is Concierge Medicine and Should You Try It? (SHAPE, Nov. 6, 2018)
How To Eat Safely And Travel With An Autoimmune Disease (The New York Times, Nov. 5, 2018)
Bailey-Boushay House ready to shelter city's vulnerable populations (Madison Park Times, Oct. 31, 2018)
Virginia Mason Federal Way hosting drug take-back to help with opioid epidemic (Federal Way Mirror, Oct. 27, 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)