Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Healthcare

In 1994, the Legislature honored Warren Featherstone Reid and his policy interests by creating the Warren Featherstone Reid Award in RCW 43.70.045 and RCW 43.70.047 to recognize cost-effective and quality health care services. The award is to be given annually to health care providers and facilities in Washington state who exhibit exceptional quality and value in the delivery of health services. When it created the award, the Legislature recognized the importance of ensuring that all Washington residents have access to affordable, quality health care.

According to the statute, the recipient of the award is to be chosen annually by the governor in conjunction with the secretary of health, and the secretary may appoint an advisory committee to assist with the selection. The Washington State Department of Health convenes a committee to review nominations and recommend a recipient. The nomination committee forwards its recommendations to the secretary, who may approve the recommendation or call for a new nomination. Upon approval, it goes to the governor for decision.

Warren Featherstone Reid, a Wenatchee native, was a longtime aide to Warren G. Magnuson, who represented Washington in the U.S. Senate for 36 years. Reid had a special interest in health policy. He later advised Gov. Booth Gardner and chaired the Washington State Board of Health.

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Timeline for 2018 Process
Open the call for nominations	May 1, 2018
Deadlines for nominations	July 26, 2018
Nominee forwarded to Governor	September 2018
Finalist selected by Governor	October 2018
Award recipients notified	November 2018 – January 2019
Award Presented	November 2018– February 2019

Nomination Forms:

Warren Featherstone Reid Award, Nomination Form 2018 (MS Word)

Award Recipients
2017		No Nominations
2016	Individual	Dr. Benjamin S. Danielson, Medical Director, Odessa Brown Children's Clinic
2016	Facility	Pacific Medical Centers
2016	Individual	Dr. Bob Crittenden, Office of Governor Jay Inslee
2015	Individual	Dr. John Scott, UW Telehealth
2015	Facility	International Community Health Services
2014	Facility	Clean Air for Kids Program, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
2013	Individual	Dr. Gary M. Franklin, Medical Director, Department of Labor and Industries
2013	Facility	Washington State School Nurse Corps, OSPI and ESD
2012	Individual	Kristine Locke, Tribal Health Consultant, Sequim (posthumous)
2012	Facility	Pioneer Center North, Sedro-Woolley
2011	Facility	MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital and Mary Bridge Pediatric Heart Center, Tacoma
2010	Facility	Harborview Medical Center's Satellite Clinics for HIV/AIDS Patients Eileen Whalen, Executive Director
2010	Individual	Dr. Beth Harvey, South Sound Pediatric Associates
2009	Facility	Community Health Care, David Flentge, President and CEO
2009	Individual	Joyce Jackson,, Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Kidney Centers in Seattle
2008	Facility	Pioneer Square Clinic
2006	Individual	J. Carlos Olivares, Executive Director, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
2005	Individual	Thomas H. Locke, MD, MPH, Health Officer, Jefferson & Clallam Counties
2004	Facility	Inland North West Health Services, Multi-Stakeholder Non-Profit Hospital Service Provider
2004	Individual	Ellen Jeffcott, RDS, BS, Dental Programs Manager, Public Health Seattle & King County
2003	Facility	Snohomish County Human Services Division of Alcohol and Other Drugs
2002	Individual	John B Welsh, Staff Counsel, Washington State House Healthcare Committee
2001	Individual	Sue Crystal
1997	Individual	Lorraine Berndt, CNA, Home Health Agency Director Longview
1996	Individual	David M. Johnson, Executive Director, Transitional Resources Mental Health Facility
1995	Individual	Ed Gray, MD, Health Officer, NE Tri-County Health District
1994		Award is established