PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER

Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff

It’s official: Patty Hayes and Jeff Duchin appointed permanent

June 10, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

On Friday, June 3, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced they appointed Patty Hayes Director of Public Health. Director Hayes appointed Dr. Jeffrey Duchin to the position of Health Officer. This two-person “dyad” leadership model, with a director and a health officer, is a shift for our department. We asked […]

Once a nurse, always a nurse : A Q&A with Patty Hayes

May 7, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

Public Health’s Director Patty Hayes wears many hats, but she’ll be the first to tell you she’s a nurse first. Patty finished nursing school in 1976 and completed a Master’s degree in psychosocial nursing (with a specialty in stress management) in 1980. From there, she started out making home visits in King County, where she worked […]