Episodes

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.

This episode features Vicky Tilton, ACNO & Executive Director Clinical Operations at Valley Children's Healthcare. Here, she discusses her focus on leveraging resources in day-to-day operations, the importance of connecting with frontline staff, behavioral health in pediatrics, and more.

This episode features Christine Young, Chief Nursing Officer at Akron Children’s. Here, she discusses her vast experience in nursing leadership, challenges surrounding workforce shortages & how they affect access to care, different ways to support providers & staff in order to increase retention rates, and more.

This episode features Dr. Richard Chinnock, Chief Medical Officer, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital. Here, he discusses his background & current work with Loma Linda, the current RSV surge, his focus on health equity, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Armando Llechu, Chief Officer Hospital Operations & Women and Children's Services at Lee Memorial Health System, to discuss his focus on finding operational efficiencies to offset rising labor costs & shortages, how he is looking at investments & growth going forward, and more.

This episode features Alisa L. Starbuck, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC, NEA-BC, President, Brenner Children's Hospital & Vice President, Women's and Children's Health Services. Here, she discusses her background & healthcare leadership journey, what issues she’s spending most of her time on today, how she is looking at growth and investments going forward, and more.

This episode features Dr. Stacy Reynolds, Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Atrium Health. Here, she discusses her background in emergency medicine & pediatrics, capacity issues created by the tripledemic, what she’s most excited about going into the end of the year, and more.

This episode features Dr. Chad Perlyn, President, Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists (NCPS). Here, he discusses what led him into executive leadership, his focus on the growth of NCPS, partnerships he’s excited about, and more.

This episode features Dr. Lisa Warren, Chair, Department of Pediatrics & Assistant Dean at Graduate Medical Education Western University of Health Sciences. Here, she discusses her background & transition into her current role, what issues she is spending most of her time on, how she is looking at growth & investments going forward, and more.

This episode features Dr. Steven E. Lipshultz, A. Conger Goodyear Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics and Voluntary Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Pediatric Chief-of-Service, Kaleida Health; Medical Director of Pediatric Services Business Development, John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital; Consultant, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; and President/CEO UBMD Pediatrics Medical Group. Here, h...

This episode features Dr. Marilyn C Sandor, CEO & Founder of GoodCheckup. Here, she discusses her top priorities today, including - bringing pediatrics to the dental industry, preventative care, increasing access to care, and a lot more.

This episode features Larry Epstein, MPA, CMPE, Chief Executive Officer of Pediatric Urology Associates (PUA). Here, he discusses his top priorities today, how he is looking at workforce shortages, PUA’s growth plans, and more.

This episode features Dr. Francisco Alvarez, Pediatric Hospitalist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Associate Chief - Regional Pediatric Hospital Medicine Programs, & Clinical Professor - Pediatrics, at Stanford School of Medicine. Here, he discusses his background in pediatrics, his focus on making sure his team has a good work-life balance, and more.