Cherie Smith, CNO & VP of Patient Care Services at OhioHealth joins the podcast to discuss her background, OhioHealth’s focus on workplace safety, how her organization will evolve over the next couple years, and one change that she or her team has made that yielded great results.

In this episode, we are joined by Smriti Kirubanandan, Robotics and Public Health Expert, to discuss challenges in effectively leading and empowering others, innovative solutions she's working on in healthcare, key opportunities for hospitals and health systems with technology and more.

Onyinyechi “Onyi” U. Daniel - VP of Data & Analytics Strategy at Highmark Health joins the podcast to discuss her background, top priorities for the rest of the year, programs and initiatives that have been needle-moving, and more!

Tami Minnier, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality & Operational Excellence Officer at UPMC joins the podcast to discuss her background, top priorities right now, how her organization will evolve over the next couple years, and one change that she or her team has made that yielded great results.

Shelley Turk, Divisional Senior Vice President - Illinois Health Care Delivery, BCBS Illinois joins the podcast to discuss her background, top priorities for the rest of the year, programs and initiatives that have been needle-moving, and more!

Jill Wegener, Chief Nursing Officer at Blythedale Children’s Hospital, joins the podcast to discuss her background, how the Parent and Family Education Program evolved and integrated technology, and much more!

Zahra "Nasim" Eftekhari, Executive Director of Applied AI and Data Science at City of Hope joins the podcast to discuss her background, biggest issues she's following in healthcare in 2023, current nerves and excitements, and what healthcare leaders need to be successful.

Join Molly Gamble in this special episode of the Becker's Healthcare & ECG Management Consultants Healthcare Upside/Down Podcast as she engages in a thought-provoking conversation with two distinguished guests - Cathy Jacobson, the President and CEO of Froedtert Health, a prominent healthcare system in Milwaukee, and Dr. Tim Babineau, Principal at ECG Management Consultants. With Cathy's insights into Froedtert's ongoing merger with ThedaCare and Tim's experience in healthcare mergers, this episode delves into the dynamic landscape of healthcare consolidation. Discover the underrecognized components of hospital mergers, the potential consequences of blocked mergers, and the implications of the top 10 health systems comprising a quarter of the national market. Gain valuable perspectives on the drivers and concerns behind mergers, as these industry experts share their invaluable insights. This podcast series is brought to you by Becker’s Healthcare and ECG Management Consultants. ECG is a leading consulting firm that has worked exclusively with healthcare organizations for more than 50 years and helps them achieve their most critical goals.

Gail Vozzella, Chief Nurse Executive at Houston Methodist Hospital joins the podcast to discuss her background, innovative initiatives her organization has implemented that she is proud of, one change that she or her team has made that yielded great results, and more.

Dr. Desi Kotis, Chief Pharmacy Executive at University of California San Francisco Health System & Vice Dean of Clinical Affairs at University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy joins the podcast to discuss her background, top priorities right now, how her organization will evolve over the next couple years, and one change that she or her team has made that yielded great results.

Shelly Schorer, Chief Financial Officer, California Division, CommonSpirit Health joins the podcast to discuss her background, most exciting and impactive initiative she's working on right now, issues she's following in 2023, and the most important thing healthcare executives should do now to make sure their organizations are successful in the future.

This episode features Dr. Patsy McNeil, SVP & Chief Medical Officer, Adventist Healthcare. Here, she discusses her clinical background & transition into executive leadership, how Adventist is tackling workforce challenges, one change that she or her team has made that yielded great results, and more.

Dr. Johanna Vidal-Phelan, Chief Medical Officer, UPMC Insurance Services Division joins the podcast to discuss her background, biggest healthcare issues she's following in 2023, current nerves and excitements, and more!

Join us on the Becker's Healthcare Podcast as we sit down with Cathy Jacobson, President and CEO of Froedtert Health, for an insightful conversation. Cathy shares key facts about Milwaukee and Froedtert's impact on the community, discussing the decision-making process behind the merger with ThedaCare and the challenges of integrating health systems. As she approaches retirement, Cathy reflects on her leadership journey and its influence on her approach to leading. Discover how Froedtert Health collaborates with the Medical College of Wisconsin to nurture the next generation of healthcare professionals and gain insights into the future of this partnership amidst the integration with ThedaCare. Don't miss this engaging discussion on healthcare mergers and educational partnerships.

Shelly Schorer, Chief Financial Officer, California Division at CommonSpirit Health joins the podcast to discuss her background, most exciting and impactive initiative she's working on right now, issues she's following in 2023, and the most important thing healthcare executives should do now to make sure their organizations are successful in the future.

Akanksha Dadlani, Resident Physician - Department of Psychiatry at University of Cincinnati Medical Center joins the podcast to discuss how Chat GPT use exists in mental health cases, the future of technology in medicine, and how we should consider the ethics of technology in medicine.

Dr. Elisa Port, Surgical Oncologist at Mount Sinai joins the podcast to discuss her background, biggest issues she's following in healthcare in 2023, current nerves and excitements, and more!

  Dr. Catherine Chang, VP, Chief Quality Officer for Ambulatory and Clinical Councils, Prisma Health, joins the podcast to discuss her background, top 3 trends she's following in healthcare and ASCs today, current excitements, and how she's thinking about growth over the next year.  

In this episode of the Becker's Healthcare podcast, Kathleen Becker, CEO of The University of New Mexico Hospital, joins us as a guest speaker. We start by learning more about Kathleen and her current whereabouts. Kathleen then provides key insights and facts about The University of New Mexico Hospital for listeners who may be less familiar with it. She discusses their recent healthcare listening tour, its goals, objectives, and valuable findings. The conversation shifts to the unfortunate issue of increased violence and aggression towards healthcare workers, highlighting the experiences of UNMH Hospital staff. Kathleen sheds light on the secondhand repercussions of such incidents. Additionally, she talks about the newly launched scribe program aimed at giving physicians more time and shares any early results.

Janel Allen, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha joins the podcast to discuss her background, how Children's of Omaha goes about investing in their employees well-being, programs that have proved successful, and more!