2025 IHA Leadership Summit Meeting Material
Unity Amid Uncertainty
2025 IHA Leadership Summit
September 25-26, 2025
Resources and Materials
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Your essential resource for navigating the conference. The guide includes the full agenda, session descriptions, speaker bios, and logistical information.
Connect with colleagues and continue the conversation beyond the event. The registration list includes confirmed attendees and their organizations.
Our corporate sponsors are an integral part of the conference experience. Use the map and directory to identify sponsor locations and plan your time in the hall.
Corporate Sponsor Challenge
IHA members: make the most of your time in the sponsor hall with the Corporate Sponsor Challenge. Here’s how it works:
- Visit corporate sponsor booths and collect signatures on your challenge card.
- Drop your completed card at the registration desk by 8:30am Friday.
- Your completed card earns you entry into a drawing for one of two $500 Visa gift cards and complimentary entry into next year's IHA Leadership Summit.
This is a great way to engage with our sponsors, discover innovative solutions and have a chance to win.
Access presentation materials from conference sessions.
The Human Margin: Building Foundations of Trust
Katherine Meese, PhD, CEO, HuMargin Group
Lead the Market You Have: Redefining What’s Possible for Rural Health Systems
Brian Burnside, FACHE, President/CEO, Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics
Fixing the Bottleneck: Tactics for Safe and Effective Care of Psychiatric Patients
Colleen Calhoun, MSN, RN, CNL, Clinical Manager, Inpatient Behavioral Health, MacNeal Hospital
Belonging at Work: How Loretto Hospital Builds Trust, Recognition and Community
Sherrie A. Spencer, AGNP-BC, MSN, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer, Loretto Hospital, Chicago
Stacie R. Santangelo, RN, MS, CHFN, CNS-BC, APN, Manager, Professional Development, Loretto Hospital
Partnering with Purpose: A Strategic Approach to Community Health Improvement
Kate Lawler, System Vice President, Community Impact and Engagement, Endeavor Health
Pivot, Partner, Perform: A Playbook for Hospital Leaders in Volatile Times
Sponsored by Health Management Associates
Patrick Burke, Principal, Health Management Associates
Teresa Garate, PhD, Managing Director, Health Management Associates
Rob Ross, Managing Director, Delivery Systems, Health Management Associates
Jay Shannon, MD, Principal, Health Management Associates
Workforce Wellness: Effective Approaches to Foster Well-Being and Retention in Healthcare
Sponsored by Medical Solutions
Patti Artley, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Clinical Officer, Medical Solutions
AI Lessons From Across the Industry
Sponsored by Optum
John League, Managing Director, Digital and Ambulatory Strategy Research, Advisory Board
Carol Chouinard, Vice President, Provider Technology Strategy Lead, Optum Advisory
Revenue Cycle Headwinds: The Impact of Payor Behavior Trends on Revenue Cycle Performance
Sponsored by Kodiak Solutions
Nick Armour, Director, Kodiak Solutions
Will Reiners, Director of Managed Services, Kodiak Solutions
Thriving Amid Uncertainty: Strategic Pathways for Healthcare in the Years Ahead
Craig Deao, Managing Director, Huron