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Evergreen Health CEO outlines system strength and financial pressure; highlights community services and partnerships
Summary
Evergreen Health CEO Dr. Ettore Palazzo updated council on hospital performance, community programs, partnerships (Fred Hutch, Seattle Children’s), awards and financial strain from statewide hospital operating losses; CEO described quality rankings and continued investments in community programs despite budget pressures.
Dr. Ettore Palazzo, CEO and Superintendent of Evergreen Health (King County Public Hospital District No. 2), presented the health system’s “state of the hospital” to the council on June 3, emphasizing both recent quality recognitions and continuing financial pressure across Washington hospitals.
Dr. Palazzo described Evergreen Health as a community‑based public hospital district with more than 5,000 employees, 4,900 on the Kirkland campus. He highlighted the system’s quality recognitions (Healthgrades, Leapfrog A grade, top hospital awards) and specialized services such as a 15‑bed inpatient hospice (the district’s stand‑alone hospice), strong outpatient home care and hospice programs, and partner services on campus (Fred Hutch cancer care; Seattle Children’s pediatric partnerships). Evergreen Health performs high…
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