EvergreenHealth Selects Nancy Stewart as Newest Commissioner, Term Expires 2025

 EvergreenHealth Board Selects Nancy Stewart as Newest Commissioner

She has been selected to replace Al DeYoung in Position #1 after he retired in June 2023

 

KIRKLAND, Wash. –  The EvergreenHealth Board of Commissioners recently appointed Nancy Stewart to fill a vacant position on the board, serving in Position #1, which represents the communities of Bothell, Duvall and Woodinville. Stewart joins the board effective Aug. 15, 2023, and replaces Al DeYoung, who previously served in Position #1 for over 40 years before retiring in June.

 

Stewart is a longtime resident of EvergreenHealth’s public hospital district and is a former employee of EvergreenHealth, having joined the organization in 2012. Over her tenure, she served in varying progressive leadership roles, most recently as executive director of hospital and *specialty medicine. She left the role in 2023 to spend time with her family but is eager to be back at EvergreenHealth as a commissioner to help serve her surrounding community.

 

“Nancy is a successful health care professional with a broad skill set that supports our shared work as we embark on our second 50 years as providers of exceptional care and service for our community,” said EvergreenHealth Board Chair Virgil Snyder. “Her experience as an EvergreenHealth leader and her expertise in emergency and health services management make her a valuable addition to our community-owned hospital system’s Board of Commissioners. I look forward to working with her and our fellow commissioners as we continue to ensure EvergreenHealth meets our community’s critical, changing needs.”

 

Stewart holds a master's degree in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Servant Leadership from Gonzaga University, along with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health Services Management & Communications from Eastern Washington University. She also holds several certifications, including FEMA’s certification for Emergency Management (Healthcare Leadership for Mass Casualty Incidents); a professional coach certification in wellness, relationships, bereavement and addiction recovery; and a certification of business development from the University of Washington Foster School of Business.

 

“My time at EvergreenHealth, along with being a patient myself and advocate for others seeking care, provided incredible insight into the needs of our patients and families and fuels my desire to join the Board of Commissioners to help develop solutions to ensure everyone in our growing community has access to our quality care and service,” Stewart said.

 

Stewart joins six other board members – Virgil Snyder, board chair; Tim McLaughlin, board secretary; Rebecca Hirt, Charles Pilcher, M.D., David Edwards and Jeff Cashman. The elected Board of Commissioners governs EvergreenHealth, providing oversight, counsel and accountability to EvergreenHealth’s leadership team, ensuring the public hospital district fulfills its mission and values and provides high-quality care for everyone in the community.

 

Stewart’s appointment completes the seven-member Board of Commissioners. She will serve the remainder of the current term through Dec. 31, 2025.

 

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About EvergreenHealth  

 

EvergreenHealth is a community-owned hospital system serving more than one million residents in King and Snohomish counties. Since 1972, EvergreenHealth has evolved alongside the Eastside community into a two-hospital health system with a network of primary care practices, urgent care centers, specialty clinics, extensive home care and hospice services and 24/7 emergency care in Kirkland, Monroe and Redmond. As a public hospital district, EvergreenHealth actively provides equal access to high-quality, high-value care, partnering with local organizations to perform outreach and offer health education to address our community’s needs now and for generations to come. The hospital system is named one of Healthgrades America’s 50 Best™ Hospitals in clinical excellence and holds a 5-Star Overall Rating from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS). Learn more at www.evergreenhealth.com.

* EvergreenHealth has over 20 Specialty Clinics.  Behavioral Health is not one of them.