SEATTLE BUSINESS HONORS

THE 2012 LEADERS IN HEALTH CARE

SEATTLE (February 24, 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 night (February 23, 2012) 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 Regional Medical Centers. 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.

For more information, read the full article: Leaders in Health Care 2012

The award winners of the night were:

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

The event was sponsored by Seattle University’s Albers School of Business & Economics Health Leadership Executive MBA program, Comcast Business Class, Group Health, Philips Healthcare and Salal Credit Union. For more coverage of the 2012 Leaders in Health Care awards, read the full article.

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