Healthcare execs focus on C-suite pain points for MedExecWomen

March 30 forum includes leaders from Ballad Health and WVU Medicine

Boston, MA—March 11, 2021 Leaders in the MedTech/medical device industry will gather March 30, 4-6pm to discuss “What Hospital C-Suite Pain Points Can MedTech Address in 2021/22?” This interactive meeting of MedExecWomen will feature a panel of healthcare executives including the CEO of Ballad Health, Alan Levine and WVU Medicine Children's Hospital COO, Amy L. Bush. It is the first of a 2-part series on the Four Ps of MedTech: Physicians, Providers, Payers and Patients. Event registration is at: https://medexecwomen.org/events/spring-forum-2021

The panel will discuss the challenges they’re experiencing and the impact on their healthcare organization’s strategy in 2021 and 2022. Then the attendees, executive level women in the medical device industry, will break into guided discussion groups to consider the healthcare organizations’ challenges expressed in the panel. They’ll work together to identify opportunities for the MedTech field to support providers, physicians, payers and patients.

“We’ve been forced to simultaneously respond to the pandemic while continuing to lean into our goals. The pandemic cannot be an excuse to move backward. Instead, we’ve leaned in pretty heavily,” said Levine.

“The bottom line is, it is too easy to let headwinds brought by the pandemic become an excuse for poor performance, and I think institutions that do this will face major credibility challenges going forward,” he said.

“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have remained steadfast in our core strategies...to achieve superior system performance, to be an exceptional place to work and practice, to be a catalyst to better health and to lower the cost of care,’ said Bush. “We continually look for ways to bring value to those we care for, this includes our partnership with industry and cutting-edge technology.”

“We are heavily invested in a digital strategy intended to move us closer to our patients and other stakeholders,” said Levine. “The more C-suite executives can network and understand the commonalities of these challenges, the more comfortable they will be as they develop pathways forward,” said Levine.

The forum will include networking time, the panel, discussion groups and then the whole group will reconvene to learn the top three opportunities each group uncovered. It will be held via Zoom. Event registration is $79 and can be accessed at: https://medexecwomen.org/events/spring-forum-2021.

“This meeting will allow our female execs to work together virtually on building strategic direction for their companies,” said Maria Shepherd President, Medi-Vantage and a founder of MedExecWomen.

Part 2 of the Four Ps of MedTech will be held June 22. In that forum, financial analysts will discuss the key opportunities for the medical device industry that were developed in the March 30 forum.

MedExecWomen empowers women executives to accelerate the positive impact of medical devices, diagnostics, drug delivery and digital healthcare. The organization seeks to strengthen the field’s gender diversity through a connected, effective and visible women’s leadership pool and supports female execs as they navigate rapidly changing markets. Interested executive level women can reach out to the organization via membership@MedExecWomen.org to request to join.

The meeting is sponsored by Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Boston Consulting Group, Bank of America, Latham & Watkins, Insulet, ZS Associates, Halloran, Medi-Vantage and Kathleen Rowe Associates.

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Speakers (photos are available):

Amy L Bush, BSN, MBA, RN, CNOR

Vice President/Chief Operating Officer

WVU Medicine Children's

Bush leads hospital operations, clinical care, fundraising and the construction of a brand-new hospital in the West Virginia Health System, WVU Medicine Children’s. She has led numerous areas, including surgical services, radiology and the comprehensive stroke program accreditation through the development of the Telestroke and Teleneurology Network. She has also played key roles in developing and overseeing the WVU Cancer Institute, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. She initially trained as a nurse and prior to her numerous leadership roles WVU Medicine, she was a VP Operations at UPMC.

Alan Levine, MHS, MBA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Office

Ballad Health

With more than 25 years of hospital operations experience, Levine has served as CEO of hospitals and health systems ranging from a small rural hospital to one of the largest public systems in America. Prior to his role as Chairman, President and CEO at Ballad Health, Levine was the president and CEO of Mountain States Health Alliance. Alan has had two prior public health roles serving Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal's cabinet and Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Rowe, media@medexecwomen.org