WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth’s board and HealthTech are clashing over governance, CEO authority, contract costs, and revenue-cycle performance, with medical staff urging the board to dissolve the management contract early.
Marion Jouas
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth commissioners named four finalists to fill a vacant board seat after two members resigned in a dispute over firing CEO Nathan Staggs, with an appointment expected after Monday interviews.
The Whidbey Island Public Hospital District (WhidbeyHealth) commissioners hold their board meetings at 11:00 AM on the fourth Thursday of each month.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth’s board hastily fired, then reinstated CEO Nathan Staggs amid staff uproar, financial disputes, alleged retaliation by Commissioner James Golder, outside HealthTech involvement and possible open-meetings violations.
This is the live streamed video of the Whidbey Island Public Hospital District (WhidbeyHealth) board meeting of Thu., Jan. 22, 2026.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth’s board replaced president James Golder with Marion Jouas after a disputed closed session over “personnel and legal” issues, while publicly affirming confidence in Jouas and the hospital’s direction.
WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: WhidbeyHealth has access to an extra $10 million in credit, but hospital leaders have no plans to ever use the funds.
Election results for North Whidbey offices as of Thu., Nov. 9, 2023. Data comes from the Secretary of State’s website.