EvergreenHealth
EvergreenHealth is the trade name of King County Public Hospital District No. 2, a community-owned health system based in Kirkland, Washington, and governed by an elected board of commissioners. It serves the Eastside suburbs of Seattle across King and Snohomish counties. In September 2026 it received a $100 million gift from the estate of Dean Weidner, the largest in its history, to plan a new patient-care tower.
Leadership
Ettore Palazzo, CEO. Ettore Palazzo is the CEO of EvergreenHealth, a regional health care system in Washington state.
Major gifts to EvergreenHealth
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Dean Weidner (estate)Read the story | $100 million |
Key facts
- Legal name
- King County Public Hospital District No. 2, a public hospital district governed by an elected board of commissionerssource
- Largest gift (2026)
- $100 million from the estate of Dean Weidner, announced September 28, 2026, to plan a new patient-care towersource
- Licensed beds (Kirkland campus)
- 318 bedssource
- Levy
- Voters approved increased levy funding for the public hospital district in 2025source
WYDE coverage of EvergreenHealth
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about EvergreenHealth, from Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 3, 2026. EvergreenHealth is a recipient in 2 stories. The most recent is $1 Million Clipping Fund for Creators Who End Hunger.
$1 Million Clipping Fund for Creators Who End Hunger
WYDE Weekly: a new $1 million clipping fund pays creators to end hunger, plus Ken Griffin's record $3 billion gift, three record health-system donations, and the regulators chasing crypto.
Oct 3, 2026 · 7 min read · Recipient
HealthcareEvergreenHealth Gets a Record $100 Million From Dean Weidner's Estate for a New Patient Tower
The $100 million gift from the estate of Dean Weidner, founder of Weidner Apartment Homes, is the largest in EvergreenHealth's history and will fund planning for a new patient-care tower on the public hospital district's Kirkland campus.
Oct 1, 2026 · 4 min read · Recipient
Reported alongside EvergreenHealth
- Dean Weidner · in 2 stories with EvergreenHealth
- Bank of America · in 1 story with EvergreenHealth
- Boston Children's Hospital · in 1 story with EvergreenHealth
- Carnegie Mellon University · in 1 story with EvergreenHealth
- Circle · in 1 story with EvergreenHealth
- Circle Foundation · in 1 story with EvergreenHealth
- Citi · in 1 story with EvergreenHealth
- Coinbase · in 1 story with EvergreenHealth
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