Highline Home Health & Hospice Medical Director Jeanne Isaacson, MD, has received the Physician of the Year award from Home Care Association of Washington.

The association provides support, advocacy, expertise and training opportunities to home health, home care and hospice care centers and providers across Washington state.

In her role as medical director, Dr. Isaacson directs the skilled nursing facility hospice team and in-home care team. She has been with Highline Home Health and Hospice since 2007.

The association noted her staff says she is pleasant, calm, caring, and passionate about her patients. She always makes sure her patients are comfortable, they said.

The association reported that she received the distinction as physician of the year for going above and beyond to care for her patients.

For more information about Highline's Home Health and Hospice program, log onto www.highlinemedicalcenter.org/healthcare-services/health-hospice/.