The National Weather Service is forecasting (and many are already experiencing) a variety of serious winter weather conditions in Washington, Idaho, and Montana through at least Saturday night:
- Flooding, wind, and loss of power in western Washington
- Snow, freezing rain, and ice in Montana, northern Idaho, and northern Washington, including possible flash freezing on roads
Networks are required by CMS to track the status of facility operations and patient access to treatment during emergency events. If the operations of your facility, or ability for patients to have access to dialysis are impacted by emergency events, please let your Network know right away. Contact Lisa Hall or Ashley Thomsen at 206-923-0714 or by email at LHall@nw16.esrd.net or athomsen@nw16.esrd.net. The Network office is normally closed on weekends, but we’ll be monitoring phones remotely, so leave a message. We also ask that you fill out and submit the Network 16 Disaster Reporting Form, at https://nwrn.org/files/E/Interruptions.pdf .