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Jun 24 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Kelly Stowe, 360.902.7739
While hospital made several significant improvements, it was not enough to maintain certification
OLYMPIA- The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) today notified the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) that although significant improvements at Western State Hospital have been made, it was not enough to pass a recent survey to retain certification for federal funding.
Last month, 22 surveyors representing CMS arrived at ...read the full news release
Jun 12 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Norah West, (360) 902-7833
DSHS’ Children’s Administration, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery to join other state agencies
OLYMPIA—On July 1, 2018, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) will look a lot different.
The agency’s Children’s Administration is joining forces with the Department of Early Learning to form the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), a cabinet-level agency that is ...read the full news release
Jun 11 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Norah West, (360) 902-7833
OLYMPIA- The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has named David L. Holt as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Western State Hospital. He begins his official capacity in this role July 7, 2018.
Holt is replacing Dr. Marylouise Jones, who announced last week she was departing Western to pursue an opportunity in the private sector. Jones stepped in after former hospital CEO Cheryl Strange was appointed to serve as Secretary for DSHS in September 2017 by Governor Jay ...read the full news release
Jun 11 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Norah West, (360) 902-7833
OLYMPIA- The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has named David L. Holt as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Western State Hospital. He begins his official capacity in this role July 7, 2018.
Holt is replacing Dr. Marylouise Jones, who announced last week she was departing Western to pursue an opportunity in the private sector. Jones stepped in after former hospital CEO Cheryl Strange was appointed to serve as Secretary for DSHS in September 2017 by ...read the full news release
Jun 07 2018
DSHS Office of Communications, Kelly Stowe, 360.902.7739
OLYMPIA- The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) announced that interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Western State Hospital, Dr. Marylouise Jones, is leaving her post at the 857-bed facility to take the lead on inpatient care for a private mental health provider.
Jones stepped in after former hospital CEO, Cheryl Strange, was appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to serve as Secretary for DSHS in September 2017.
“We will miss Dr. Jones and her leadership at Western ...read the full news release
