Press Releases

New leader brings more than 30 years’ experience of successful planning and delivery of strategic initiatives in complex settings. The Washington Health Alliance (the Alliance) today announced the appointment of Nancy A. Giunto as executive director. Ms. Giunto brings to the Alliance a 20-year background in health care and a demonstrated track record as a creative thinker with ...

Survey of approximately 33,000 patients finds mixed news compared to 2011-2012 survey, as patients also rate office staff more helpful and courteous. Patients say that their primary care providers generally do a good job communicating with them, but not quite as well as before. By contrast, consumers find the helpfulness of office staff improving. In ...

Puget Sound Health Alliance’s new name reflects move to statewide quality reporting The Washington Health Alliance (the Alliance) today unveiled its new name and released its first Community Checkup to include health care quality results for the entire state. To reflect its expansion beyond its original five-county region, the Alliance, formerly known as the Puget ...

Health Care Authority, Puget Sound Health Alliance to partner on project to make health care pricing more transparent Washington State Health Care Authority Director Dorothy Teeter announced today that the state will partner with the Puget Sound Health Alliance to use a $3.4 million, two-year federal grant to improve health care transparency and augment rate review. ...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation selects local nonprofit to continue in national effort. The Puget Sound Health Alliance (Alliance) announced today that it has been awarded a grant of $1 million over the next two years for the final phase of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative, a national effort ...

Organizations to collaborate on educating physicians and consumers on health care overuse The Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) and the Puget Sound Health Alliance (Alliance) today announced that each organization has been awarded a two-year grant from the ABIM Foundation to promote the Choosing Wisely® campaign in Washington state. The campaign encourages physicians and patients to ...

We know that much of what influences health happens in our schools, neighborhoods and places of work, in addition to the doctor’s office or hospital. A new report released today shows how each county across the United States fares in terms of thirty factors known to influence health. Ranking the health of every county in Washington, ...

Highly respected King County official to lead Board during important growth period for the Alliance Caroline Whalen, the chief administrative officer for King County with extensive experience in health care innovation, has assumed the chair of the Puget Sound Health Alliance. Her appointment comes at an important time in the Alliance’s eight-year history, as the organization expands into new ...