The Washington State Hospital Association is governed by a board of trustees made up of representatives from members across the state. Below is the board of trustees for 2018-2019.
This board list will be updated in late October (2019) to reflect the new board structure and its new members.
Officers
Chair
Eric Lewis, Chief Executive Officer
Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles
Chair-Elect
Peter Rutherford, Chief Executive Officer
Confluence Health, Wenatchee and Central
Secretary-Treasurer
Bill Robertson, President and Chief Executive Officer
MultiCare Health System, Tacoma
Past Chair and AHA RPB Alternate Delegate #1
Elaine Couture, Executive Vice President/Chief Executive
Washington/Montana Providence Health Care, Spokane
President & CEO
Cassie Sauer, President and Chief Executive Officer
Washington State Hospital Association, Seattle
Trustees-at-large
At-Large Position 1:
Jeff Sperring, Chief Executive Officer
Seattle Children’s, Seattle
At-Large Position 2:
Guy Hudson, Chief Executive Officer
Swedish Health Services, Seattle
At-Large Position 3:
Cindy Hecker, Executive Director
UW Medicine – Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, Seattle
At-Large Position 4:
Theresa Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer
Samaritan Healthcare, Moses Lake
At-Large Position 5:
Scott Adams, Chief Executive Officer
Pullman Regional Hospital, Pullman
At-Large Position 6:
Ketul Patel, Chief Executive Officer
CHI Franciscan Health, Tacoma
At-Large Position 7:
Geri Fain, Trustee
Highline Medical Center, Burien
At-Large Position 8:
Ron Rehn, Chief Administrative Executive
Providence Health Care’s Stevens County Ministries, Chewelah and Colville
At-Large Position 9:
Peg Currie, Chief Operating Officer/Chief Executive
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital & Providence Holy Family Hospital, Seattle
At-Large Position 10:
Mike Marsh, President and Chief Executive Officer
Overlake Medical Center, Bellevue
At-Large Position 11:
Renee Jensen, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
EvergreenHealth, Monroe
At-Large Position 12:
VACANT
At-Large Position 13:
Dale Zender, Chief Executive, Northwest Network
PeaceHealth, Bellingham
At-Large Position 14 and WSMA Liaison:
Russ Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer
Virginia Mason Memorial, Yakima
AHA RPB Representatives
AHA RPB Delegate #1
Eric Moll, Chief Executive Officer
Mason General Hospital and Family of Clinics, Shelton
AHA RPB Delegate #2
Bryce Helgerson, President
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, Vancouver
AHA RPB Alternate Delegate #2
Mike Glenn, Chief Executive Officer
Jefferson Health Care, Port Townsend
Committee Chairs
Patient Safety Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Mike Glenn, Chief Executive Officer
Jefferson Health Care, Port Townsend
Hospital Governing Boards Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Nancy Gorshe, Commissioner and Chair
Ocean Beach Hospital and Medical Clinics
Rural Hospital Committee
CHAIR APPOINTED: Diane Blake, Administrator
Cascade Medical Center, Leavenworth
Non-voting Representatives
Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts
Tom Jensen, Chief Executive Officer
Grays Harbor Community Hospital, Aberdeen
Financial Services
Jacque Cabe, Chief Financial Officer of UW Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs
University of Washington, Seattle
Tina Mycroft Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
EvergreenHealth, Kirkland
Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives (NWONE)
Madlyn Murrey, Senior Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer
Seattle Children’s, Seattle
WSMA/WSHA Liaison
Donna Smith, Executive Medical Director, Clinics
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle
