executive

Ettore Palazzo

CEO, EvergreenHealth

Background

Ettore Palazzo is the CEO of EvergreenHealth, a regional health care system in Washington state.

He joined EvergreenHealth in 2003 as a hospitalist. In 2019 he became chief medical and quality officer, first as interim and then permanently.

About EvergreenHealth

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.

Key facts

Current title: CEOsource
Joined EvergreenHealth: 2003, as a hospitalistsource
Chief medical and quality officer: Interim, then permanent, in 2019source
Quality medical director: Appointed in 2014source

WYDE coverage of Ettore Palazzo

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Ettore Palazzo, on Oct 1, 2026. Ettore Palazzo is a named leader in 1 story. The most recent is EvergreenHealth Gets a Record $100 Million From Dean Weidner's Estate for a New Patient Tower.

Healthcare

EvergreenHealth 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 · Quoted or named as leader

Reported alongside Ettore Palazzo

EvergreenHealth · in 1 story with Ettore Palazzo
Dean Weidner · in 1 story with Ettore Palazzo

Sources

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