Eileen Whalen, MHA
Eileen Whalen, MHA, is the new Executive Director for Harborview Medical Center. She provides executive leadership for Harborview and serves as a member of the senior leadership team for UW Medicine.

Eileen has more than 25 years of experience in health care and comes to HMC from University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona, where she has served as vice president since 2004.

Prior to working at the University Medical Center, Eileen worked at Saint Mary’s Regional Health Care System in Nevada. She also worked previously at San Francisco General Hospital and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems and served as a national health-care consultant for trauma care systems across the country.

Eileen holds a bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a master’s degree in Public Health and Administration from Chapman University. She was the founding Editor of the Journal of Trauma Nursing and has numerous publications in emergency and trauma services and in health care system design. Eileen is a well recognized national speaker and has served as a reviewer for verification of the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma Verification team.

Eileen resides in Seattle, Washington.