Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

In this episode, Sam McCrimmon, J.D., Vice President of Development at Regional One Health, joins the podcast to discuss the growing role of philanthropy in safety net hospitals, from supporting patient access to funding major capital projects. He also shares insights on 340B, AI, federal funding shifts, and Regional One’s vision for a new hospital and future academic medical center.

In this episode, Faimy Vanleeuwen, Regional Director, Quality, Baptist Health South Florida, North Region, discusses the shift toward real time, frontline driven quality and safety. She shares how standardization, psychological safety, and leader ownership are helping embed quality across hospital and outpatient settings.

In this episode, Matt Brown, President of the South Region at CommonSpirit Health, shares how the system is rethinking market strategy, service line differentiation, and ambulatory growth across multiple states. He discusses why access, consumer expectations, and focused centers of excellence are central to staying competitive today.

In this episode, Theresa McDonnell, DNP, RN, Chief Nursing Executive at Duke University Health System, discusses the workforce math problem facing healthcare and how nursing roles are evolving. She shares how team-based care, virtual nursing, and innovation units are reshaping care delivery and supporting nurse well-being.

In this episode, Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, Professor and Academic Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Drexel University School of Medicine, discusses closing gaps in maternal and child health, strengthening academic and healthcare partnerships, and addressing workforce shortages.