Virginia Mason Franciscan Health System

Sustainability

Jan 20, 2022 ·

Health system CEO listens to doctors. He has to—they’re his family.

Health care has been the family business for Virginia Mason Franciscan Health CEO Ketul J. Patel. Learn about his health system’s plans for 2022.

Patient Support & Advocacy

Jan 12, 2022 ·

9 MIN READ

Q&A: What’s next for Dr. Gary Kaplan after stepping down as CEO

Gary S. Kaplan, MD, stepped down as CEO at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health at the end of the year. His work to boost health care quality and safety won’t stop.

Public Health

Dec 17, 2021 ·

5 MIN READ

How health systems rise to meet challenges in pandemic’s 2nd year

Efforts to ensure vaccine uptake, battle burnout and drive the future of medicine have characterized the work of these outstanding health systems.

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Public Health

Dec 15, 2021 ·

5 MIN READ

COVID-19 vaccine requirements: Why U.S. doctors support them

Find out why courts must uphold efforts to increase vaccination rates and employers should require vaccination to keep their workers safe.

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Public Health

Oct 14, 2021 ·

9 MIN READ

Q&A: Straight talk vital for this health system’s vaccine mandate

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health beat the president, Washington governor in mandating staff COVID-19 vaccinations. The persuasion effort continues.

Wooden blocks representing 2021, with black numbers reading 2, 0, and 2 and a final with a 'lightbulb' icon instead of a 1.

Leadership

Jan 6, 2021 ·

3 MIN READ

How AMA is helping health systems face 2021’s biggest challenges

Stressed physicians. Strained bottom lines. Systemic racism. No topic’s too big for some of health care’s brightest minds. Learn more with the AMA.

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Physician Health

Nov 4, 2020 ·

4 MIN READ

6 areas health systems must focus on long after pandemic ends

CEOs from many of America’s best health care organizations explain how COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping their efforts to improve physician well-being.

Sustainability

Jun 5, 2020 ·

7 MIN READ

Virginia Mason’s rapid COVID-19 response had 18 years of preparation

Effectively responding to COVID-19 required an ability to adapt daily, a skill Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle has been honing for two decades.

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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health System

Health system CEO listens to doctors. He has to—they’re his family.

Q&A: What’s next for Dr. Gary Kaplan after stepping down as CEO

How health systems rise to meet challenges in pandemic’s 2nd year

COVID-19 vaccine requirements: Why U.S. doctors support them

Q&A: Straight talk vital for this health system’s vaccine mandate

How AMA is helping health systems face 2021’s biggest challenges

6 areas health systems must focus on long after pandemic ends

Virginia Mason’s rapid COVID-19 response had 18 years of preparation

Help Move Medicine