The Washington State Department of Health is enforcing standards on health care facilities and may take action against ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health's recent Maternal Mortality Review Panel Report revealed an increase in maternal deaths between 2021-2022. The report emphasized that most pregnancy ...

Maternal deaths in Washington state rose in 2021 and 2022 compared to previous years, according to a report released by the ...

The Washington State Department of Health made a statement Friday that vaccines are an essential tool for protecting people’s health. It also stated that it is joining health agencies and associations ...

The Washington State Department of Health is losing $130 million in grants as part of cuts to federal agencies budgets, according to multiple news outlets. “The reality is that, when we take funding ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Health is sending out its annual survey of Washingtonians' health. The survey is used to guide public health programs and measure the efficacy of ...

Washington state inspectors are way behind in their examinations of hospitals and fail to investigate when hospitals report errors. That’s the word from a preliminary report recently published by the ...

Western Washington faces historic floods that stranded families, damaged homes Days of torrential rain in western Washington caused historic floods that stranded families on rooftops, washed over ...

The Thurston County Public Health and Social Services says unsafe levels of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning were found after ...

After a Western Washington resident became the first human to contract a rare form of avian flu, you may be wondering if you’re at risk of getting sick.