Washington Health Department enforces standards on health providers, offering a lookup tool for disciplinary records.

U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier, a Washington Democrat, is sounding the alarm about increased health-care costs under the One Big ...

Washington is taking months to license mental health workers. When applicants push for answers, they face hourslong phone ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the hiring of a Biden administration executive to lead the state Department of Social and Health ...

In Washington, 3,578 kindergarten students, or 4.8% of the 74,896 enrolled, had an exemption during the 2024-25 school year.

Employees at one of Washington state’s largest health agencies are bracing for layoffs due to ongoing funding challenges. Though how many could lose their jobs and when aren’t known, the ...

The Cowlitz County Board of Health voted Tuesday to approve a 5% increase to the county health department's fees for the ...

She will oversee the state Department of Social and Health Services, an agency with 18,000 full-time employees and a $25 ...

The Community Safety Council will create and implement a gun-violence prevention plan by the end of September 2026.

The Washington state Department of Health has accused or taken action against Tri-Cities area health care providers over allegations of embezzlement, sending a client a nude photo and stopping ...

Each of Washington state’s 39 counties is now designated at least partially as a “health professional shortage area,” according to the Rural Health Information Hub. In a viewpoint article published by ...