Watch: Dean Weidner’s legacy of giving
In the following video, EvergreenHealth leaders reflect on how a friendship between EvergreenHealth chief executive officer Ettore Palazzo and grateful patient and Kirkland business leader, the late Dean Weidner, inspired a transformative $100 million gift to EvergreenHealth. This historic gift will allow us to begin plans to build a new patient care tower on the […]
The story behind a landmark philanthropic gift
Compassionate, patient-centered care is a core value at EvergreenHealth, which is why chief executive officer, Ettore Palazzo, MD, likes to visit hospitalized patients who want some company. In mid-2024, Dean Weidner was one of those patients. Dean’s wife, Ana Weidner, had died unexpectedly shortly before his hospital stay at EvergreenHealth. What could have been a […]
Drs. Woodward on workplace philanthropy
EvergreenHealth hand surgeon Joseph Woodward, MD, came to the Puget Sound region in 2017 to start a hand surgery program at the hospital. He soon realized EvergreenHealth is a different kind of hospital where physicians and advanced practice providers are represented throughout hospital leadership, and patient outcomes and community care needs are the top priority. […]
For Chris and Margery, it’s about caring
Woodinville residents Chris and Margery Yetman have always been compelled to serve their community. Whether through volunteering or philanthropic giving, their purpose has been to do what they can to ease the burden of others. Roughly thirty years ago, when Chris and Margery were the parents of three young daughters, their giving was modest—$25 here, […]
Meet Jerry and Linda: A heart for hospice, a passion for science
For scientist and entrepreneur, Jerry Paros, and his wife, Linda, an interior designer and devoted volunteer with EvergreenHealth Hospice, philanthropy is an endeavor of both heart and mind. The family also has a long history of giving to EvergreenHealth. Jerry and Linda said it’s a way to care for their East King County community. “We […]
The Power of Planting a Seed
Nearly 20 years ago, Dave Keyes and his late wife, Doreen, invested in community health care by providing the seed funding that would help establish an entirely new stroke care service line. Today, that investment has blossomed into EvergreenHealth’s nationally recognized Stroke Care Center, where thousands of Eastside residents have received emergency stroke treatment and […]
Investing in Training for Clinical Excellence
The Kae Peterson Clinical Excellence Training Center facilitates state-of-the-art simulation drills to train clinical staff, supported by donors Mike and Mary Kay Hallman. Unexpected scenarios and rare complications happen every day in patient care. When those situations arise, clinicians have to work quickly to perform procedures and treat conditions that they may see only once […]