Leaders in Health Care 2012

Seattle Business magazine honored 21 of Washington state’s health care innovators, CEOs, hospitals and other organizations at the fourth Leaders in Health Care awards dinner Thursday, February 23 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle.

More than 300 people attended the event, which featured a keynote speech by Dr. John Koster, CEO of Providence Health & Services. Koster said that medical care today is undergoing a major transformation comparable to the Industrial Revolution. The emergence of electronic medical record systems that link vast networks of hospitals creates for the first time, Koster said, the possibility to transform medical institutions from relatively static institutions to learning organizations that are constantly improving the way they provide medical care. See the recap video below.

Health care can be a lightning-rod topic. But when you strip away the politics, one thing is certain: We all want the best. And we want it to be affordable, accessible and accountable.

This quest for the best has informed Seattle Business magazine’s Leaders in Health Care Awards program since its inception in 2009. Each year, our judges evaluate dozens of worthy nominees to arrive at a final determination of absolute excellence in the health care realm.

Something that’s particularly noteworthy about this year’s class is a remarkable geographical diversity that speaks both to the expanding reach of this awards program and the sweep of influential leadership statewide. From Seattle to Pullman, from Walla Walla to Yakima to Everett, the recipients of the 2012 Leaders in Health Care Awards provide a clear picture of how far and wide the outstanding stewardship of health care policies and health care benefits extends.

We believe the profiles of the winners and the Silver Award recipients (see below) paint a portrait of great courage, compassion and consideration.

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Winner: Rick Linneweh, President and CEO, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

Outstanding Health Care Executive:

Winner: Rick Cooper, CEO, The Everett Clinic

Silver Award: Barbara Trehearne, Group Health Cooperative

Silver Award: Johnese Spisso, UW Medicine

Outstanding Health Care Professional:

Winner: Dr. Margaret Hall, Northwest Hospital & Medical Center

Silver Award: Richard Caggiano, Pullman Regional Hospital

Silver Award: Shannon Fitzgerald, Seattle Children’s

Outstanding Innovation in Biopharmaceuticals:

Winner: Seattle Genetics

Silver Award: Amgen

Outstanding Innovation in Medical Devices:

Winner: Physio-Control

Silver Award: Mobisante

Outstanding Global Health Organization:

Winner: Sightlife

Silver Award: Infectious Disease Research Institute

Silver Award: Seattle Biomedical Research Institute

Outstanding Community Outreach:

Winner: Providence Health & Services Senior and Community Services

Silver Award: Seattle Cancer Care

Silver Award: UW Medicine

Outstanding Employer Achievement in Developing Wellness Programs: (TIE)

Winner: Baker Boyer Bank

Winner: Group Health Cooperative

Silver Award: King County

2012 Leaders in Health Care Judges

Leo Greenawalt, Former CEO, Washington State Hospital Association

Mary McWilliams, Executive director, Puget Sound Health Alliance

Joseph Phillips, Dean, Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University

Chris Rivera, President, Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association

Dr. Roger Stark, Health care policy analyst, Washington Policy Center

Linda Tieman, Executive director, Washington Center for Nursing

Greg Vigdor, President and CEO, Washington Health Foundation      

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