what's up? October 2018 - Western Healthcare Alliance

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What's up? News for Western Healthcare Alliance.

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WHA News
A message from WHA's Interim CEO, listen read WHA Leadership Academy Kicks Off New Season on October 19th! learn more and register
Member News
HopeWest CEO, Christy Whitney, Accepts Board Leadership Role for NPHI Mountain Family Health Centers' CEO Ross Brooks on Community Health Centers' Contributions to the Economy UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center's CEO, Frank May, Announces Retirement After Serving for 20 Years Quality Health Network Behind Effort to Launch Community Resource Network Memorial Regional Health Receives HRSA Funds for Substance Abuse Prevention Telluride Medical Center Puts Mill Levy Increase on the Ballot Community Hospital's Third Grand Valley Primary Care Location Now Open HopeWest Raises $46K to Support United Way of Mesa County Montrose Memorial Hospital Offers Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment Option Check Out the Progress on Gunnison Valley Health's New Senior Care Center Salida Resident Donates 352 Ounces of Her Breast Milk to Outreach Center at Heart of the Rockies Family Health West to Close Courtyard Care Center St. Mary's Acquires Rocky Mountain Orthopaedic Associates Construction of Heart of the Rockies' New Outpatient Pavillion Well Under Way UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Announce $1.375M Commitment to Support Mental Health Resources in Routt County Schools Valley View Reduces Opioid Administration in ED by 23 Percent St. Mary's Hospital and Memorial Regional Health Collaborate to Form New Healthcare Model Memorial Regional Health to Leverage Affiliation with St. Mary's Hospital to Save $5M on Epic EHR Replacement Mountain Family Health Centers to Open New Clinic in January
Member Recognition
Community Hospital's CIO, Bart Butzine, Makes Becker's 2018 72 CIOs to Know Montrose Memorial Honored for Organ and Tissue Donation Achievements Estes Park Medical Center Receives DNV-GL Accreditation St. Vincent Receives 2018 J Evan Goulding District of the Year Award Community Hospital Receives National Recognition for Financial Performance Mountain Family Health Centers Awarded Over $112K for High-quality Care Quality Health Network's Dick Thompson Nationally Recognized Member CEOs, Dave Ressler and Rob Santilli Nationally Recognized
CEO Spotlight
Up Close With Jennifer Sadoff
Peer Connection
Stay on Top of What Your Peer Networks are Up To
Community Care Alliance News
Capitol Comments
WHA Events & Education
WHA Peer Network Meetings, Board Meetings and Leadership Education
Stay Ahead—Learn More with Our Partners
Access to Corporate Partner Newsletters, Educational Webinars, Events and More
Resources
Attacked From All Sides: The Current State of Rural Practice Management How Four Rural Hospitals Could Realize Substantial Net Gains by Modifying Federal Designations