David Selander, M.D., MBA, named chief medical officer for Providence Swedish Central Puget Sound

Dr. Selander will help advance quality, safety, clinical excellence and access across Providence Swedish Central Puget Sound. He will also focus on strengthening physician engagement and building trusted relationships with physicians across the medical staff.

Providence Swedish has named David Selander, M.D., MBA, chief medical officer for Central Puget Sound, effective Oct. 18.

Dr. Selander brings more than 16 years of experience at Swedish, beginning his career with the organization as an emergency physician at Cherry Hill shortly after completing his residency. Since then, he has held a number of clinical and operational leadership roles, including medical director of the Cherry Hill and First Hill emergency departments, chief of emergency medicine, executive medical director of acute care and emergency medicine, and medical director of the Providence Swedish Staffing, Transfer, and Operations Center.

In his new role, Dr. Selander will help advance quality, safety, clinical excellence and access across Providence Swedish Central Puget Sound. He will also focus on strengthening physician engagement and building trusted relationships with physicians across the medical staff.

Dr. Selander will continue to play a key leadership role in the planning and opening of Hughes Tower in 2027, an important milestone in Providence Swedish’s continued investment in care for the Puget Sound region.

“David brings deep clinical and operational experience, sound judgment and a strong commitment to our patients, caregivers and physicians,” said Elizabeth Wako, M.D., president and CEO of Providence Swedish North Division. “His ability to navigate complex challenges while bringing people together will be invaluable as we continue to strengthen clinical excellence and expand access to care across Central Puget Sound.”

Dr. Selander trained at the University of Rochester and Cook County Hospital and earned his MBA from Seattle University.

About Providence Swedish 

Providence Swedish has served the Puget Sound region since the first Providence hospital opened in Seattle in 1877 and the first Swedish hospital opened in 1910. The two organizations affiliated in 2012 and today comprise the largest health care delivery system in Western Washington, with 24,000 caregivers, eight hospitals and 244 clinics throughout Western Washington – from Everett to Centralia. A not-for-profit family of organizations, Providence Swedish provides more than $545 million in community benefit in the Puget Sound region each year. The health system offers a comprehensive range of services and specialty and subspecialty care in a number of clinical areas, including cancer, cardiovascular health, neurosciences, orthopedics, digestive health and women’s and children’s care. For more information, visit providence.org/swedish.