LAKEWOOD – The Department of Social and Health Services announced today that a second patient at the state’s oldest and largest psychiatric facility has died due to COVID-19.
12/21/2020
WHAT: Along with caring for residents who have developmental disabilities and being on the front line at a 24/7 long-term care facility during a pandemic, staff at Yakima Valley School in Selah are working like elves to ensure the residents don’t miss out on holiday traditio
12/14/2020
OLYMPIA – The Department of Social and Health Services is using the latest in state-of-the-art technology to enhance its efforts around safety and patient empathy at its oldest and largest 24/7 facility – Western State Hospital.
12/10/2020
OLYMPIA — The Department of Social and Health Services is using $1.3 million in CARES Act funding to contract with temporary nursing agencies to provide six Rapid Response Crisis Staffing teams that will be deployed to long-term care facilities facing staffing shortages during
12/03/2020
OLYMPIA — Throughout the pandemic, Washington state’s caregivers have given crucial care to those most susceptible to COVID-19.
11/24/2020
OLYMPIA -- The Department of Social and Health Services is proposing construction of a behavioral health facility in Lewis County and needs public input.
09/03/2020
OLYMPIA—The Department of Social and Health Services’ Developmental Disabilities Administration confirmed today that on June 22, 2020, email addresses of clients and their representatives were improperly disclosed through an addressing error.
08/14/2020
MEDICAL LAKE – The Department of Social and Health Services is pleased to announce that Jayme Skehan, RN, MSN, DNP has accepted the position of Chief Nursing Officer at the agency’s Eastern State Hospital.
07/24/2020
OLYMPIA -- Thanks to Automatic Voter Registration, or AVR, the Department of Social and Health Services can now register eligible clients to vote automatically when they apply for benefits.
07/14/2020