On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Joseph Dula, Executive Vice President of Clinical Services for CPS, about pharmacy contracting and medicine shortages.
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Episode 129: Changes in the Mental Health Industry
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Mark Eastburg, CEO Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services about mental health services.
... Read MoreEpisode 128: Change Management, Part 2: Mergers & Acquisitions
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Letitia Fecher, Vice President, Public & Community Health Systems Practice Lead, with Jarrard Inc. about change management in rural hospital merges and acquisitions.
... Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving!
We are taking time off this week to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Be sure to tune in next week as we resume our weekly episodes!
... Read MoreEpisode 127: Long COVID
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with James Jackson, Director of Behavioral Health at the ICU Recovery Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. about long COVID recovery.
... Read MoreEpisode 126: Building a Strong Hospital Culture
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Stacy Feltz, Chief Administrative Officer at Hillsdale Hospital about building a strong workplace culture.
... Read MoreEpisode 125: The EMS Shortage: How Lack of Ambulances Impacts All Medical Transport
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Robert Dionne, Chief Executive Officer of Ultra EMS about ambulance services in a rural community.
... Read MoreEpisode 124: Vascular Care in Rural America
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Dr. Syed Alam, Vascular Surgeon at Hillsdale Hospital about vascular care in a rural hospital.
... Read MoreMinisode: Litchfield Merger: Handling Major Change
On this week’s minisode, hosts JJ and Rachel do a case study, unpacking the decisions and though process behind their recent merger of two rural health clinics.
... Read MoreEpisode 123: Change Management Communications
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Letitia Fecher, Vice President, Public & Community Health Systems Practice Lead, with Jarrard Inc. about change management in rural hospitals.
... Read MoreEpisode 122: New Hospitals, and New Challenge
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk Karen Cheeseman, CEO of Mackinac Straits Health System in St. Ignace, Michigan, about meeting the needs of a unique rural community.
... Read MoreEpisode 121: Congressional Legislative Update
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Carrie Cochran-McClain, Chief Policy Officer at the National Rural Health Association to get a legislative update on the state of rural healthcare policie
... Read MoreEpisode 120: Stepping Up to Lead in a Time of Change
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Helen Johnson, president of Sparrow Eaton Hospital, about stepping into her role as a rural hospital president.
... Read MoreEpisode 119: Supporting Physician Assistant Education Though Rural Experiences
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with John McGinnity, professor and director of the Department of PA Medicine at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine about expanding training opportunities for PAs in rural communities.
... Read MoreEpisode 118: The State of Healthcare in Michigan
On today’s episode, hosts JJ and Rachel talk with Brian Peters, president and CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association (MHA), about healthcare’s staffing challenges today and how MHA is working to combat them in Michigan.
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