Advancing Health Podcast

Advancing Health is the American Hospital Association’s podcast series. Podcasts feature conversations with hospital and health system leaders on a variety of issues that impact patients and communities.
In this special Veterans Day conversation, Robert Mach, CEO of Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital and a United States Marine Corps veteran, discusses how military service builds leadership skills and more.
Frontline healthcare workers are uniquely positioned to identify the barriers standing between patients and better health.
In this conversation, Christine Moutier, M.D., chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, discusses the usage of AI chatbots among adolescents,
Jim Matney is President and CEO of Colquitt Regional Health System.
In this conversation, Brent Davis, CEO of the primary health division at AdventHealth, shares how improved patient access, coordinated care teams, virtual care, and proactive follow-up are building a more efficient, consumer-focused healthcare system.
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, talks with Steve Walsh, new president and CEO of the American Hospital Association.
John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association, and Brett Leatherman, assistant director of the FBI Cyber Division, break down Operation Riptide, a massive 60-day crackdown that put the FBI’s new cyber strategy into action.
In this conversation, Amy Lee, president and chief operating officer at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, shares how telehealth is transforming patient care on the island,
In this episode, Betty Chu, M.D., chief medical officer at Advocate Health, discusses leading a health system through Hurricane Helene, responding to nationwide IV fluid shortages, and coordinating emergency management.
In this conversation, Tori Bahr, M.D., section chief of pediatrics at Gillette Children’s, shares how healthcare teams can improve the transition from pediatric to adult care through early planning, coordinated care teams, and a more personalized approach to patient needs.