Before the pandemic, the state inspected 81% of acute care hospitals on time, but that had dropped to 28% by the end of 2024, according to a committee analysis of state Department of Health data ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Washington State Department of Health is urging Washingtonians to get vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella amid a nationwide outbreak, the agency announced Thursday.

Maryland Deputy Health Secretary Ryan Moran, the official tasked with overseeing Medicaid and health care financing, will leave Maryland for a new position in Washington state come August.

This bill requires the Department of Health to adopt rules allowing long-term care workers additional time to become certified as the State Auditor's Office completes its 2026 Initiative 1163 ...

Last week, the World Health Organization designated NB.1.8.1, a new strain of COVID-19 that’s been rising in frequency lately, as a “variant under monitoring.” Now, Washington state has its ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson signed 50 bills into Washington state ... Ecology will have the authority to approve all permits for a landfill prior to issuance or renewal by a jurisdictional health department.