County public health chief resigns

Berit Anderson

Berit Anderson Jul 5, 2025

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>County public health chief resigns </h1>
                <h2><p>After seven years in office, Dr. David Fleming, the director of Public Health Seattle & King County, is stepping down from his post, saying that his “personal plans and needs” prohibit him from making the “long-term leadership commitment” required for the agency.“During his tenure, we helped more than 165,</p></h2>
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            <p>After seven years in office, Dr. David Fleming, the director of Public Health Seattle &amp; King County, is stepping down from his post, saying that his “personal plans and needs” prohibit him from making the “long-term leadership commitment” required for the agency.“During his tenure, we helped more than 165,000 King County residents sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, reduced youth obesity by 17 percent in participating King County schools, and established King County as the region with the world’s best survival rate for cardiac arrests,” said Executive Dow Constantine in a press release.The search for a replacement will begin immediately while Fleming acts as interim county health officer. Starting August 11, Patty Hayes, Director of the Community Health Services Division in Public Health, will serve as the interim director. — M.L.</p>
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After seven years in office, Dr. David Fleming, the director of Public Health Seattle & King County, is stepping down from his post, saying that his “personal plans and needs” prohibit him from making the “long-term leadership commitment” required for the agency.“During his tenure, we helped more than 165,000 King County residents sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, reduced youth obesity by 17 percent in participating King County schools, and established King County as the region with the world’s best survival rate for cardiac arrests,” said Executive Dow Constantine in a press release.The search for a replacement will begin immediately while Fleming acts as interim county health officer. Starting August 11, Patty Hayes, Director of the Community Health Services Division in Public Health, will serve as the interim director. — M.L.

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By Berit Anderson

Berit Anderson was Managing Editor at Crosscut, following tech, culture, media and politics. She founded Crosscut's Community Idea Lab.   Previously community manager of the Tribune Company’