Washington State Hospital Association
Rachel Greene, MPA, currently serves as the Interim Executive Assistant at the Washington State Hospital Association since April 2019. Previously, Rachel was a Data and Policy Associate at Thrive Washington, where responsibilities included conducting data analysis and developing data collection tools for program evaluation. Additionally, Rachel held the position of Grants Coordinator, ensuring contract compliance for various early learning initiatives. Early career experience includes roles such as Financial Empowerment Program Coordinator at South Sound Outreach, Program Associate and Executive Assistant at Cooperative Federal, and advocating for survivors of domestic and sexual violence at Vera House Inc. Rachel has taught literacy to Bhutanese refugees and supported Somali Bantu students as an after-school mentor. Educationally, Rachel holds a Master of Arts in Public Administration from The Maxwell School at Syracuse University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Spanish from Syracuse University.
Washington State Hospital Association
The Washington State Hospital Association is a membership organization representing community hospitals, health systems and several other health-related organizations. The association provides issues management and analysis, information, advocacy and other services. In 2005, WSHA launched the Patient Safety program to help hospitals improve patient safety by supporting the adoption of evidence-based protocols that have been proven to save lives. WSHA works to improve the health of the people of the state by becoming involved in all matters affecting the delivery, quality, accessibility, affordability and continuity of health care. As health care continues to be of vital importance for our communities, the mission of the state's first hospital and those that followed continues to be stronger than ever.... We care for the people who need us.