Governor Bob Ferguson Press Conference

Governor's Office - Boards & Commissions · November 6, 2025

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Welcome and introductions

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Sean Talbot (acting assistant secretary, Behavioral Health and Habilitation Administration) opened the event, introduced visiting team members including Taylor Johnson (Clark Construction), Deputy Assistant Secretary Sean Murphy, DSHS Secretary Angela Ramirez, Byron Eagle, Dr. Tom Kinlin, Governor Bob Ferguson, and Western State Hospital CEOs Charles Sutherland and Mark Thompson, and invited the CEOs to speak.

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Governor Bob Ferguson visited Western State Hospital with DSHS leadership to tour facilities, review a new 350-bed hospital under construction, discuss progress on the long-running Trueblood litigation and capacity/safety challenges, and answer reporters' questions about budget and security.

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