Category Archive

This week we’re having a conversation with Mike Leventhal, Executive Director of Men’s Health Network-Tennessee. “Leadership is the opportunity to serve.” Since 2003, Mike has been serving as Executive Director for the Tennessee affiliate of Men’s Health Network (MHN). Mike is responsible for MHN operations within Tennessee and consults with key staff on program coordination throughout the Southeastern United States, with an acute focus … Read More

This week we’re having a conversation with Mark Diamond, CEO of the National Rural Health Alliance in Australia.  Mark has had extensive experience in the management of public sector health and community services organizations in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia over a period in excess of 30 years. Mark has also occupied central agency roles including the redevelopment of mental health services in South … Read More

This week we’re having a conversation with Christy Hopkins.  Christy serves as the director of Greeley County Community Development, a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring stability and growth for Unified Greeley County.  She is also the secretary for Growing the Vision: A Foundation for the Future of Greeley County and treasurer of The Star Theater of Tribune, a community-owned movie theater. “Greeley County ranks 105th out of 105 … Read More

This week we’re having a conversation with Carrie Henning-Smith, Ph.D.  Dr. Henning-Smith is the Deputy Director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center and an Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Dr. Henning-Smith has led multiple research projects at the Rural Health Research Center, with a wide range of topics … Read More

This week we’re having a conversation with Hilda Heady.  Hilda has 50 years of experience as a rural health leader, direct service professional, health professions’ educator and strong advocate for rural families and rural women’s health care including childbearing services.  Hilda is also an advocate for Veterans and communities. “We developed a plan to establish the state’s [West Virginia] first alternative in-hospital birth center.”  Hilda Heady’s work and advocacy is focused on … Read More

This week we’re having a conversation with Tommy Barnhart, President of the National Rural Health Association.  Tommy has over 45 years of experience in healthcare finance and operations, working with hospitals, long-term care providers, home health agencies, hospices, clinics and other healthcare entities. “We need to provide that organization, the hospital organization, with a methodology to move into the future so that it … Read More

This week we’re having a conversation with Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association.  Alan is recognized as among the top 100 most influential people in healthcare by Modern Healthcare Magazine, He has more than 26 years’ experience in health policy development at the state and federal level, and is one of the nation’s leading experts on rural health policy. “Global budgeting … Read More

This week we’re having a conversation with Tim Wolters, Director of Reimbursement, Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, MO.  Tim is also Reimbursement Specialist for Lake Regional Health System, Osage Beach, MO.  Prior to joining these health systems in 2010, he spent 26 years with BKD, a CPA and consulting firm based in Springfield, MO, where he worked with hospitals and health systems around the nation … Read More

This week we’re having a conversation with Dr. Emily Gill, a Family Physician practicing in rural New Zealand.  Emily Gill, M.B.Ch.B., B.Med.Sci., is a 2017-18 New Zealand Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, a research fellowship awarded by The Commonwealth Fund.  She is currently based at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, affiliated with the Harvard Medical School, Boston. “I work in a … Read More

This week we’re having a conversation with Jonathan Sprague, the President of Rocky Coast Consulting (RCC), located in Bangor, Maine.  Jonathan has over forty years of health care related management consulting experience focused on strategy and business development, organizational leadership, and hospital-physician relationships.  He has extensive experience providing consulting to rural hospitals, physicians, FQHCs, and other health care organizations across the country. “Rural people are at … Read More