OLYMPIA, Wash. -- In a place where change can come slowly, Senator Mark Miloscia has been laser-focused on immediate fixes for the troubled mental hospital, Western State. "If Western State Hospital ...

The construction of the new $947 million Western State Hospital facility is charging ahead and on track for completion, officials announced on Nov. 6. Sean Murphy, deputy assistant secretary of the ...

The unacceptable state of mental health care in Washington is demonstrated by a single fact — Western State Hospital has not received funding from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid since ...

Construction is ramping up at a new state psychiatric hospital as Washington works to meet continued demand for treatment of people accused of crimes. The state broke ground in October on the new ...

While the Department of Social and Health Services and CMS work on a 13-month improvement plan for Lakewood, Wash.-based Western State Hospital, a new report outlines the numerous economic and quality ...