WASHINGTON HEALTH FOUNDATION’S HEROES OF HEALTH CARE
From 2000 to 2011, the Washington Health Foundation honored Heroes of Health Care— Washingtonians who were leading the way in advancing the mission and vision of the Foundation by their actions and leadership. The number of Heroes varied by year, as did the specific categories of the awards. The core slate of annual awards included strategic principles and values of the Foundation: Leadership, Collaboration, Innovation, and Lifetime Achievement. In 2005, the Foundation began to recognize Healthy Living and Healthy System Heroes consistent with a core message of its innovative Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign. Heroes by year noted below, with links to written, video or audio descriptions of their award where available, as well as notation, where appropriate, of their principal city and organization affiliation within Washington.
2000
Innovation: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Collaboration: Providence Healthy Communities Alliance, Wapato
Leadership: Dr. George Schneider, Spokane
Lifetime Achievement: Howard Gamble, Brewster
2001
Innovation: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, Sequiem
Collaboration: Community Choices 2010 of Clark County
Leadership: Dr. Willa Fisher, Bremerton
Lifetime Achievement: Aubrey Davis, Seattle
2002
Innovation: Matt Kelley, MAVIN Foundation, Seattle
Collaboration: William Hagens, Tacoma
Leadership: Mel Tonasket, Nespelem
Lifetime Achievement: Austin Ross, Seattle
Innovation: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Seattle
Collaboration: Access to Baby & Child Dentistry (ABCD)
Leadership: Carlos Oliveres, Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic, Toppenish
Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Maxine Hayes, Olympia
2003
Innovation: Nancy Nash, Omak
Collaboration: Spokane Medical Society for Project Access
Leadership: Rotary Clubs throughout Washington State for PolioPlus
Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Christopher Blagg, Northwest Kidney Centers, Seattle
Excellence in Patient Safety: Dr. E. Patchen Delinger, Seattle
Excellence in Public Health Service: Dr. Thomas Locke, Port Angeles
2004
Healthy Living: Elizabeth Thomas, Seattle
Healthy Systems: Clallam Citizens for Dental Health, Port Angeles
Lifetime Achievement: Treuman Katz, Children’s Hospital, Seattle
2005
Edward Gray, M.D., Colville
Benton-Franklin County Health Alliance
Jorge Madrazo Cuellar, Mexican Consulate
2006
Healthy Living: City of Dayton
Healthy Systems: Debra Gary, Pioneer Elementary School, Auburn
Lifetime Achievement: The Honorable Christine Gregoire, Governor
2007
Healthy Systems: Promotores de Salud, Quincy
Healthy Living: Washington State’s Olympians
Lifetime Achievement: E. Donnell Thomas, M.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Res. Ctr
2008
Healthy Living: Community Of Bridgeport
Healthy Systems: Diane Cecchettini, RN, MultiCare Health System
Lifetime Achievement: Rob McKenna, Washington State Attorney General
2009
Lifetime Achievement: Leo Greenawalt, Washington State Hospital Association
2010
The People of Washington State for Their Participation in the Successful Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign