Becker’s Healthcare -- Pediatric Leadership Podcast

Larry Levine, CEO of Blythedale Children's Hospital joins the podcast to discuss his background, healthcare executives in pediatric care centers, policies he has contributed to, and a behind-the-scenes look at the intricate legislative process.

This episode features Todd Suntrapak, CEO of Valley Children's Hospital. Here, he discusses their recent partnership with Wigmore Women's and Children's Hospital in Yerevan, Armenia. He also delves into the development of this collaboration, highlighting the connection Valley Children's has established with the Armenian community.

Jerry Vuchak, EVP and Chief Information & Innovation Officer, Children's Hospital & Medical Center joins the podcast to discuss his background, the evolution of the innovation gap in pediatrics, recent innovations his team is proud of, and more!

Welcome to Becker's Healthcare Podcast, where we delve into the heart of healthcare innovations. In this episode, join us as we engage with Dr. Helen Egger, Co-founder and Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of Little Otter, a pioneering institution in children's mental health. Dr. Egger sheds light on the challenges hospitals and health systems encounter while addressing children's mental health...

This episode features Dr. Natalie Pageler, Chief Medical Information Officer at Stanford Medicine Children's Health. Here, she discusses her background, her focus on improving health information sharing, Stanford Children’s clinical informatics program, how she anticipates her role changing in the next 18 months, and more.

This episode features Mary Sisney, VP of Primary Care at Children's Medical Group & Urgent Care. Here, she discusses her nursing background & what led her into leadership, her focus on providing clinicians with everything they need to work at the top of their license, how she anticipates her role and team evolving over the next year and a half, 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!

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!

In this episode, Dr. Mark Bergeron, Medical Director of Digital Health Transformation at Children's Minnesota, discusses their neonatal virtual care program. He explains how the program increases access to critical care patients in rural areas and its growth throughout the upper Midwest. Dr. Bergeron highlights the need for such services as hospitals struggle to recruit providers with neonatal exp...

This episode features Dr. Lawrence Moss, President and CEO of Nemours Children's Health. Here, he discusses his new e-book Finding Health by Looking in the Right Place: How Understanding What Actually Creates Health Can Fix U.S. Healthcare.

Kirsten Provart, Patient Care Supervisor of the Lactation Program at Children's Minnesota, joins the podcast to discuss her background, how the idea of loaning breast pumps to new mother's evolved, the feedback since this program has launched, other efforts Children's Minnesota will take to help improve healthcare equity, and more!

Dr. Meysam Kebriaei, Medical Director of the Neurosurgery Program at Children's Minnesota joins the podcast to discuss his background, Children's Minnesota's iMRI neurosurgery suite, and what's next for the neurosurgery program.

Dr. Kevin Simon, Attending Psychiatrist at Boston Children's Hospital & Chief Behavioral Health Officer at Boston Public Health Commission, joins the podcast to discuss top issues & trends he is following in pediatrics, current nerves & excitement, what the most effective healthcare leaders will need to be successful in the next 2-3 years, and more.

This episode features Amy Wimpey Knight, President of the Children’s Hospital Association. Here, she discusses the most pressing concerns for youth mental health today, steps being taken in communities, hospitals & health systems to address these concerns, the importance of the early detection of youth mental illness, and more.

This episode features Chanda Chacón, CEO of Children's Hospital & Medical Center. Here, she discusses her background, the biggest issues & opportunities she’s currently following, her focus on investing in innovation, and more.

As a Chief Nursing Officer with years of experience at the bedside and also mentoring young professionals, Rhonda is passionate about innovating the recruitment and retention of pediatric nurses. She speaks about best practices she’s identified and detailed initiatives Phoenix Children’s has implemented to tailor onboarding, set up new nurses for success, and drastically reduce first-year turnover...

Kathy English, Executive VP, COO & CNO at Children's Hospital & Medical Center - Omaha, joins the podcast to discuss her background, why she chose and stayed in pediatrics, the hurdles and challenges of pursuing a career in pediatrics and how to overcome them, and much more.

Dr. Robert Insoft, Chief Operating Officer at Franciscan Children's. Here, he discusses his background, how his role will evolve over the next 18 months, access to care in pediatrics, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Daniel G. Gollins, President of Texas Children's Pediatrics and Texas Children's Urgent Care, to discuss his background, top priorities from both patient & physician standpoints, how he anticipates his team's role to evolve over the next year and a half, and more.

Ryan Cameron, Vice President of Technology and Innovation, Children's Hospital & Medical Center - Omaha, joins the podcast to discuss how he applies his tech background in healthcare, his focus on the growth of the organization while maintaining quality, the importance of embracing change, and more.

Dr. Robert Root, Pediatrician & Associate Chief Medical Officer at Michigan State University Health Care, joins the podcast to discuss his background, top priorities today, how his community came together after a mass shooting, and more.

This episode features Dr. David Duffey, VP of the Women's and Children's Service Line at OSF HealthCare. Here, he discusses his background & what led him to OSF HealthCare, his current focus on the pediatric respiratory illness surge & women’s health services, how he is thinking about investments & growth in the next 2-3 years, and more.

This episode features Shehzad Saeed, MD, FAAP, AGAF, Associate Chief Medical Officer and Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Dayton Children's Hospital. Here, he discusses his background & career, how he & his team are tackling staffing shortages, telehealth in the pediatric space, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Mike Farrell, President at Advocate Children's Hospital, to discuss his background & current role, challenges surrounding labor shortages & burnout, the benefits of mergers to diversify perspectives, and more.

This episode features Dr. Hossain Marandi, President at Corewell Health - Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Here, he discusses his background and what led him into pediatrics, challenges surrounding the “tripledemic”, financial pressures children’s hospitals are facing, and more.