Ms. Kleweno Walley leads UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center, a public hospital owned by King County and managed by UW Medicine. With a mission to provide care to King County’s most vulnerable populations, the hospital has more than 5,000 employees and 540 inpatient beds. It is the only level 1 adult and pediatric trauma and burn center for Washington, Alaska, Idaho and Montana, and it provided $301 million in undercompensated care in fiscal year 2024. As part of the hospital’s strategic growth plan, Ms. Kleweno Walley is working closely with King County leadership on a $1.74 billion campus expansion that will add capacity for patient care via a new medical tower, as well as provide support for other essential programs and services. She is also working at the state level to solve the problem of “difficult-to-discharge” patients by creating a bed-readiness pilot program at post-acute care facilities. Ms. Kleweno Walley was appointed interim CEO in 2020 and CEO in 2021. She serves on both the Washington State Hospital Association board and the Trauma Center Association of America boards of directors.
