3/8/22 by Jefferson County Hospital District Commissioner Dr. Kees Kolff, with major input from CEO Mike Glenn.
“Thanks for this opportunity to address your questions about secular healthcare services in Jefferson County and how you as local residents can support that service.
I assure you that my fellow Hospital District Commissioners, Mike Glenn and his leadership team, and all of … Read the rest
A petition is being circulated to get Representative Kilmer to stop taking donations from corporate healthcare PACs that are fighting against Single Payer healthcare legislation. We run this here so you can check it out and make your own decisions. No one is arguing that the current system isn’t broken. This grass roots effort is an attempt to slow the … Read the rest
Perspective: This is could be portrayed as the Democrats not delivering for the nurses union. Could significantly hurt voter turnout in November for Dems, and strengthen the more liberal wing of the party. This should be playing out in primaries this year.
… Read the restOLYMPIA — A fierce legislative fight over staffing levels and worker protections in hospitals is over.
For now.
A huge win to create a new health profession called “Doula”. It’s long overdue.
From the WA Leg. site.
Background: Doulas. A doula is a support person, or non-medical birth coach, trained to
provide physical, emotional, and informational support to pregnant persons during the
antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods. In Washington State, doulas are
not a licensed health … Read the rest
Activity Updates
1. 2022 Legislative Session: The schedule for this short session is extremely tight and there are just a little less than two weeks left to go. We are regularly checking the calendars for both houses of the legislature because they are changing rapidly.
These are actions you could take if you or your organization supports these bills.
Activities… Read the rest
Shocking story of how foster children are being abandoned in ER rooms in the Seattle area. Discussion topic for next CHA meeting.
“When kids are left at hospitals, the state is no longer taking charge of their care”
Part of a Times series on mental health.
The work of the Local 2020 Health and Wellness Committee, in January of 2021 worked to address the issues of medical debt and medical bankruptcy in Jefferson County. The effort, led by Angela Gyurko and Sherry Jones, along with support by attendees of the Community Healthcare Access (CHA) meetings, received positive feedback from CEO Mike Glenn. The efforts to monitor … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s latest Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader (thank you, PT Leader!). It is copied below.
By Al Bergstein
Having now come through the second year in a row with dense wood smoke from forest fires, it reminds us that it’s also hard to get away from wood smoke in the winter. I enjoy campfire
Here is Local 20/20’s November column in the Port Townsend Leader (go to page 9 of the Good Works section), titled “Resilience Review”. (Thank you, PT Leader!) It is copied below, as submitted.
Spread the Word: Get Everyone Insured!
By Mark Secord
Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) coverage in 2014, the share of our neighbors who … Read the rest
