Vistage Member Leadership Award for Impact | Don Blanchon

At the time of Don Blanchon’s appointment as CEO of the Whitman-Walker Clinic, the organization was on the verge of collapse due to unissued IRS fiscal reports and discontinued federal funding. Despite efforts by opposition to derail his efforts, Don was able to restructure the staff, sort through years of back finances, and negotiate with everyone from the press to the government. The resulting growth of the clinic has been extraordinary, described in the Washington Post as a stellar, thriving institution brought back from near ruin.

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Strategic Change at Whitman-Walker Health

In the seven years since Don Blanchon was hired as the Chief Executive Officer of Whitman-Walker Health, it had transitioned into a primary care-based community health center and a patient-centered medical home serving a diverse population in a rapidly changing area of Washington

Article from: Harvard Edu