The deadline to nominate for the Joe Hopkins Memorial Award is tomorrow, September 18. 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.
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