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 […]