WSHA is now accepting nominations for our highest award, the Joe Hopkins award. This award recognizes health care leaders who have dedicated their careers to advancing Washington’s hospitals and the health of the communities they care for, especially those who champion rural health. Nominations are due by Sept. 18.
Past Joe Hopkins Award winners include hospital administrators, board members and other notable leaders in health care. Awardees are nominated by other hospital CEOs/Administrators or trustees/commissioner. Nominations are evaluated by a committee of past award recipients. The winner will be announced during the WSHA CEO Retreat in October.
Past Joe Hopkins Award winners
- 2025: Scott Graham, Three Rivers Hospital
- 2024: Ron Rehn, Providence Mount Carmel & St. Joseph’s Hospitals
- 2023: Theresa Sullivan, Samaritan Healthcare
- 2022: Julie Petersen, Kittitas Valley Healthcare
- 2021: Peter Rutherford, Confluence Health
- 2020: Mary Selecky, Washington State Department of Health