St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma is the flagship hospital of the CHI Franciscan health system. The health system is exploring a merger with Seattle-based Virginia Mason. David Montesino News ...

Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has achieved success after scaling AI for several use cases. Here are four takeaways from a Dec. 29 American Medical Association article: 1. The 10 ...

Nine patients at Seattle’s Virginia Mason Medical Center have now died after being infected by Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria, among 33 total infections. The bacteria first appeared at the hospital’s ...

Virginia Mason Memorial’s board of directors voted Wednesday to end the Yakima hospital’s affiliation with Seattle-based Virginia Mason and become an “independent, local health care system.” The local ...

Discussions continue about a proposed joint operating arrangement between Virginia Mason in Seattle and CHI Franciscan in Tacoma, which would affect Virginia Mason Memorial in Yakima. In Yakima, ...

Virginia Mason nurses are on the picket line Tuesday, calling for better pay, working conditions, and security. According to the Washington State Nurses Association, the union representing the nurses, ...

The two health systems will form a new integrated health system called Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, where the focus will be on "quality, safety, and patient experience." CHI Franciscan, a ...