WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Sound Off: Governance of hospital needs a new model

David Allen, one of three finalists who for the Whidbey Island Hospital District Commissioner position vacated by Nancy Fey, wrote a Sound Off column for the Whidbey News-Times about his views of the District’s board of commissioners. Allen’s column appeared in the paper’s Sep. 24, 2022 edition.

They Said It

David Allen: …the job is simply too big for five very part-time people.

I also believe having the entire commission elected is a set up for failure: any board needs to manage changing needs for expertise. The electoral process is demonstrably ill suited for electing people based on special expertise.