Articles

New healthcare coalition strengthens delivery of medical services in disasters – January 7, 2013

Public Health – Seattle & King County and the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announce the merger of the two counties’ healthcare coalitions to form the Northwest Healthcare Response Network. Read More

Modern Healthcare: Coming together – Coalitions offer cooperative approach to disasters – November 3, 2012

The healthcare community’s reaction to superstorm Sandy offers an example of how usually highly competitive hospital executives cooperate during times of crisis. The article references NWHRN and is available online to Modern Healthcare subscribers. Read more

Emergency Management: Healthcare Coalition ensures service during a disaster – July 24, 2012

King County Healthcare Coalition’s Program Manager, Cynthia Dold, tells Emergency Management magazine how the Coalition brings healthcare organizations together to strengthen emergency preparedness. Read More

Puget Sound Business Journal. “Before disaster, collaboration is critical.”

Guest Opinion by Healthcare Coalition Executive Council Chair and Vice-Chair Johnese Spisso, RN, MPA, and David Grossman, MD MPH. Read more

Seattle Times Editorial: Help King County prepare for disasters

If an earthquake, epidemic or other disaster struck, would hospitals here be open with plenty of beds, people and medical supplies? And would people know what to do? To some extent they would, because of the work of the King County Healthcare Coalition. Read more

Seattle Times Article: Washington State one of the best in response to disasters

Washington is one of the top three states in the nation in its ability to respond to disasters such as floods, chemical spills and outbreaks of communicable disease or food poisoning, but gains made over a decade are now in jeopardy because of budget cuts, according to a new report released Tuesday. Read more