This week we are pleased to begin featuring segments from an AHL-exclusive interview with Mary Ellen Doyle, Corporate Vice President for Nursing Operations at Scripps Health. Doyle has been with Scripps Health since 2008, and in her current role since 2011. Today we’d like to share 3 brief segments from the excellent hour-long interview conducted by AHL

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In today’s interview segment, Traci Bernard, president of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake talks about three main areas and strategies her team is focused on currently. Those areas of focus include: dealing with the changes in International Classification of Diseases (ICD), accommodating community needs within their space limitations, and figuring out the best way to transition to a more wellness-based approach to healthcare. Click to watch video!

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In today’s video, Mike Williams describes the origin and mission of the organization he leads. Created 18 years ago to serve and support community-based hospitals, CHC is now a thriving organization with a big impact. Click to watch!

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In today’s interview segment, CHC president & CEO Mike Williams describes their unique model for long-term accute care hospitals (LTACHs). Click to watch the brief video.

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In today’s video segment, CHC’s president and CEO Mike Williams talks about the organization’s culture and values and how those values are lived out. Click to watch.

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Today we are pleased to feature an interview with Glen Hall, Senior Vice President of Sales at MD Buyline. Hall has served in the healthcare industry for over 30 years, and along the way has learned a thing or two about leadership and career advancement. The excellent, far-reaching discussion has been split into a number of short video segments for your convenience. Click to watch.

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Today’s video segments from the Chris Van Gorder interview include his perspective on the changing face of healthcare in America and his hope for the future. He also describes Scripps Health’s unique medical response team and the organization’s desire to serve whenever and wherever they are needed. Click to watch.

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In today’s video segments Chris Van Gorder talks about what he looks for when hiring new employees, and also discusses the “no lay-off” philosophy at Scripps Health and how an organization’s loyalty to its people makes a big impact. Click to watch!

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We asked Mark Dixon, a senior healthcare executive with over 30 years of leadership experience, for his perspective on what the most important strategies are for long-term success as a healthcare leader—personally, professionally, and organizationally. Dixon, a former hospital CEO and current president of The Mark Dixon Group, LLC, graciously offered his perspectives and advice. Click to read!

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We are very pleased to release the first video segment from the excellent interview with Chris Van Gorder, FACHE. Van Gorder is a highly successful leader and health system CEO, with a lot of wisdom earned over the years—which he graciously shares with AHL members in this interview. To kick off this month’s interview segments, we are starting with Van Gorder’s explanation of how Scripps Health came to be and where it’s at today. Click to watch!

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Capstone Health Alliance, a regional purchasing organization based in North Carolina, was formed in October 2013 as a subsidiary corporation of the WNC Health Network. Current Capstone president and CEO Tim Bugg and senior vice president Mark Landau founded the original program in 2000, and have seen it grow tremendously. The program started out serving

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Medical Distribution Solutions, Inc. (MDSI) was formed in 1993 by Brian Taylor and his partner Chris Kelly with the creation of Repertoire Magazine. Prior to starting MDSI, Taylor and Kelly were independent manufacturer reps based in Atlanta, Georgia. The precursor to Repertoire Magazine was a faxed newsletter sent out to their dealer reps. The idea started when colleague and

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