2015 Leaders in Health Care Awards

While change in the health care business is not new, the pace
of it is accelerating. Honorees in the 2015 Leaders in Health Care Awards program are at the forefront of unprecedented industry change as innovative problem solvers and inspirational leaders.

Among this years 19 honorees are people who lead some of the largest and most important health care organizations in the region be they hospitals, physician groups, research institutions or community programs. Their leadership is fostering creative change to organizations that are being challenged to raise the bar on the quality of patient safety and service while bringing new efficiency to their operations.
Congratulations to this years honorees for their genius in keeping Washingtons health care industry at the forefront of national and international achievement.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Sister Karin Dufault, General Superior, Sisters of Providence International

OUTSTANDING HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVE, Puget Sound Region

Winner: Gary S. Kaplan, M.D., Chairman and CEO,
Virginia Mason Medical Center

Silver Award: Robert Malte, CEO, EvergreenHealth

OUTSTANDING HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVE, Outside Puget Sound Region

Winner: Elaine Couture, Regional Chief Executive, Providence Health Care

OUTSTANDING MEDICAL GROUP EXECUTIVE

Winner: Ralph Pascualy, M.D., CEO, Swedish Medical Group

Silver Award: Mika Sinanan, M.D., President, University of Washington Physicians

OUTSTANDING MEDICAL DIRECTOR/OFFICER, Puget Sound Region

Winner: J. Richard Goss, M.D., Medical Director, Harborview Medical Center