Pamela Schlauderaff
A fifth‑generation resident of the Skokomish Valley, Pamela Schlauderaff brings decades of experience in nursing, clinic leadership, quality improvement, and public health to the Board of Hospital Commissioners.
Working at her family farm, Hunter Farms in Union, Schlauderaff credits a strong multi‑generational influence, including two grandmothers who were educators, for encouraging her path into nursing. She earned her degree from Seattle University and became a registered nurse at 21. Early in her career, she practiced in Seattle across obstetrics and medical‑surgical settings and served at a United Nations refugee camp in Thailand, helping train local medical staff and addressing urgent public health needs in underserved populations.
In 1985, Schlauderaff returned home to Mason County and co‑founded a medical practice in Shelton, Olympic Physicians, with her husband, Dr. Mark Schlauderaff, MD. Olympic Physicians transitioned into a Rural Health Clinic in 1999. That same year marked the beginning of an intensive quality improvement journey in partnership with the Washington State Department of Health, Kaiser Permanente, and Mason General Hospital. The Schlauderaffs achieved statewide recognition for improvements in diabetes care, preventive screenings, and healthcare access, with outcomes published by the University of Washington and highlighted by Medicare CMS and DOH.
Under her leadership, the clinic expanded from one to 12 providers across four buildings, and in 2013 the practice joined Mason Health, then known as Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics.
Schlauderaff later earned a master’s of business management degree with a focus on healthcare from Troy University, and continued advancing quality initiatives in areas including patient‑centered medical home models, hypertension, cancer screening, and access improvement. In May 2021, she obtained a Professional Certification in Patient Safety (CPPS) from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
In November 2021, Schlauderaff's advocacy, passion and service lead the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) to recognize her as the Community Star for the state of Washington, in connection with the Power of Rural movement and National Rural Health Day.
Each year, NOSORH honors as Community Stars people from throughout the country who are making outstanding contributions to improve rural health in America. Schlauderaff was nominated by the Office of Rural Health within the Washington State Department of Health.
In 2022, Mason Health was awarded full certification to the ISO 9001 Quality Management System by Det Norse Veritas (DNV) thanks to Schlauderaff's leadership.
Schlauderaff worked consistently on her career development and retired from Mason Health in December 2023 as Director of Quality, Patient Safety, and Regulatory Compliance. Her career in health care spanned major public health eras, from early HIV care to the COVID‑19 pandemic.
She continues to maintain her nursing licensure and quality certifications and consults with the Department of Health to support other rural clinics. She remains active as a community volunteer and philanthropist, supporting local scholarships and service organizations, and serving on multiple boards.
