Administration

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Tom Tomasino

Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Tomasino came to our community in 1975. He was based in Oak Harbor, both as a military member and civilian contractor for the United States Navy until 1996. Mr. Tomasino has been the Chief Executive Officer of the District since 2008. He previously served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer of the District since 2002. Mr. Tomasino has over 25 years experience in information technology and systems science leadership, development, and training.

 
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Hank Hanigan

Chief Operations Officer

Mr. Hanigan has recently joined Whidbey General Hospital as its Chief Operations Officer. He has served in a variety of hospital roles over the past 15 years including Chief Financial Officer and Director of Surgical and Physical Rehabilitation Service Lines. Mr. Hanigan holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Washington State University and a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from Gonzaga University.
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John Bitting

Chief Nursing Officer

Mr. Bitting has been with Whidbey General Hospital since 2002. He started as the Emergency Department Manager, moved to the Assistant Nurse Executive role, and has been the Chief Nursing Officer since May 2009. He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University and a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership from Chapman College.

 
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Joe Vessey

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Vessey has been the Chief Financial Officer of the District since 2008. He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital for over two years and has over nine years of experience in finance. He holds a Bachelors Degree and Masters of Business Administration from Eastern Washington University.

 
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Carolyn Pape

Chief Human Resources Officer

Carolyn joined WGH in November 1998 and has seen many changes over the last decade including the focus on providing a patient centered experience to our community through the introduction of Patients First in 2001. Carolyn is the current Chief Human Resources Officer and brings over 20 years experience in Human Resources in a broad range of industries, including healthcare, technology and finance. Carolyn holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at San Diego and has received her certification as a SPHR.

 
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Teresa Fulton

Director Quality and Patient Safety

Ms. Fulton joined Whidbey General Hospital in 2007. She has over 20 years experience in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention, performance improvement and patient safety. As an RN, she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and a Masters of Science degree in Nursing from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. Her certifications include infection prevention and epidemiology from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, nurse life care planner from American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners and Six Sigma performance improvement from the American Society of Quality.

 

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