Compared to working at a startup, being part of a new leadership team at a 100-year-old institution may seem breezy. But there’s a lot to consider—the history and reputation, the staff (some of whom have been there for decades) and the long-standing practices and procedures. But there’s also a benefit to new ways of thinking, […]
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Liz Bartlett – Independent Care Health Plan
If you are a Wisconsin resident who’s fallen on hard times due to health issues, your whole world might fall apart. If you’re late with the rent, you could even face eviction—which could hurt your health even further. But through Milwaukee-based Independent Care Health Plan “iCare”—now a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc.—innovative programs are […]
Vanessa Manrique – GE Healthcare
The lack of life-sustaining ventilators became obvious in 2020 with the onset of COVID-19, launching General Electric on a mission to produce and distribute the much-needed devices to hospitals worldwide. It’s been a challenge, to say the least, says General Electric Healthcare Mexico Senior Legal Counsel Vanessa Manrique—noting the trade war going on between the […]
Brandon Fairless – CHS Therapy & Rehab
Brandon Fairless remembers a teambuilding exercise in his first two weeks at CHS Therapy & Rehab. The CEO asked her executive team: “What do you rebel against?” For Fairless, the answer was easy. It was complacency. Since his arrival five months ago at the post-acute therapy organization, he has gotten to work as its first […]
Krishna Walker – CareVet
They’re among the last bastion of independent businesses in the U.S., providing care for four-legged, furry family members in cities, towns and regions large and small. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimated in a 2017 report that of the 28,000 to 32,000 veterinary practices in the U.S., about 3,500 are owned by larger companies. However, […]
Max Lafer – Home Health Care Services of New York
It was an interesting start for Home Health Care Services of New York. Husband and wife founders Jeff and Agnes Shemia conceived the idea for their Brooklyn-based business while talking on a park bench in 2004 and started building their healthcare dynasty from there. They’d leave all the legal details on how to make it […]
Megan Croce – Banfield Pet Hospital
Recently, Megan Croce took her rescue dog Sadie, an Australian shepherd and beagle mix, to a local Banfield Pet Hospital for routine dental work. Later that night, after the hospital had closed, Croce received a call from a veterinarian who wanted to discuss Sadie’s health. Little did the vet know that Croce was the general […]
Stephanie Westermeier – Trinity Health
In these days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stephanie Westermeier doesn’t have to look far to see the devastating impact of coronavirus—both at work and at home. As the general counsel at the Boise, Idaho-based Saint Alphonsus Health System—a subsidiary of Michigan-based Trinity Health, the sixth largest healthcare system in the country and third largest non-profit—Westermeier […]
Nancy Ardell – Northwest Community Healthcare
As the calendar turned from 2019 to 2020, Nancy Ardell’s to-do list was growing quickly. The new executive vice president and chief legal officer at Northwest Community Healthcare, Ardell was guiding the system through a merger that would assure its role as a community care provider, near Chicago, would continue and even flourish. Piecing together […]
Hank Greenberg – Oscar Health
Hank Greenberg remembers his early days as the senior corporate counsel at Oscar Health in 2016, when he helped to develop a telemedicine platform for the company. He never realized how relevant that work would become during a pandemic four years later. Now, as general counsel for the New York City-based, technology-driven health insurance company, […]
