SHELTON, WA – Mason Health is announcing a transition on the Board of Hospital Commissioners of Public Hospital District No. 1 of Mason County, recognizing the service of outgoing Commissioner Darrin Moody and welcoming Pamela Schlauderaff, RN, MHA as an incoming hospital district commissioner.

Moody concluded his service on the Board of Commissioners on Dec. 31, 2025, after nearly five years of dedicated service. He was appointed to the board in February 2021 and brought more than 34 years of public safety leadership experience to the District, including service as Police Chief of the Shelton Police Department from 2014 until his retirement in January 2021. During his tenure, Moody served as President of the Board of Hospital Commissioners and as Chair of the Mason County Board of Health, providing strong leadership through a period of significant operational and public health challenges.

“Mason Health is deeply grateful to Commissioner Moody for his dedication, leadership, and meaningful contributions,” said Board President Don Welander. “His commitment to community well‑being has made a lasting impact on our organization and the people we serve.”

Following his board service, Moody will continue supporting Mason Health in an interim physical security leadership role. In this capacity, he will work directly with security vendors and participate in key meetings related to physical security operations. Mason Health thanks Moody for his service on the Board and appreciates his continued commitment to the organization in this new role.

Mason Health is also pleased to announce Pamela Schlauderaff, RN, MHA, as an incoming hospital commissioner. A fifth‑generation resident of the Skokomish Valley, Schlauderaff brings decades of experience in nursing, clinic leadership, quality improvement, and public health to the Board.

“What I am most looking forward to is serving the patients and workforce here at Mason Health,” Schlauderaff said. “My journey has been all about improving quality and access to health care, and I believe that that will be an asset on the board. Strategic planning and really looking at things from a quality improvement perspective — how we make good on opportunities to take this organization to the next level — are especially important to me.”

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. 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.

“Pamela’s depth of clinical expertise, operational leadership, and commitment to quality and staff engagement will be a tremendous asset as we continue serving our community,” Welander said.

The Board of Hospital District Commissioners provides governance and oversight for Public Hospital District No. 1 of Mason County, supporting strategic planning, policy development, and accountability to the community.

Mason Health, Public Hospital District No. 1 of Mason County is ISO 9001 Quality Management System certified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and is a licensed and accredited acute care hospital with a level four emergency trauma designation. The Board of Hospital District Commissioners are Don Welander, President, Lori Brady, Secretary, and Pamela Schlauderaff, Trustee. Mason General Hospital and Mason Clinic are ENERGY STAR® certified and Mason Health is the recipient of one Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award, three Partner for Change Awards, two Greening the Operating Room Awards, the Making Medicine Mercury Free Award and the 2025 Emerald Award. To learn more about Mason Health’s sustainability efforts, visit https://www.masonhealth.com/about/sustainability-environmental-stewardship. There are more than 100 physicians on staff in 19 specialties. For more information or to find a health care provider, visit www.masonhealth.com. To learn more about DNV, visit www.dnv.com/healthcare.

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