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Evergreen Health CEO outlines levy lift, financial pressures and plan to expand local specialty care
Summary
The CEO of Evergreen Health told Mill Creek council the public hospital district passed a levy lid lift in August and faces statewide financial headwinds from rising costs and potential Medicaid reductions; the system plans to expand services in the community and pursue levy-funded programs.
Doctor Ettore Palazzo, CEO and superintendent of King County Public Hospital District No. 2 (Evergreen Health), briefed the Mill Creek City Council on Tuesday about the health system’s services, recent levy activity and financial pressures facing hospitals across the state.
The presentation: Palazzo described Evergreen Health as a two-hospital system serving parts of King and Snohomish counties and said the organization emphasizes community-focused care. He said the district’s maintenance and operations levy contributes a relatively small but important share of revenue — about 2% for the Kirkland campus and about 7% for Monroe — and that the district redirected roughly $6.2 million last year…
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