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RED2024 On-Demand
SimpliFi’s RED2024 Labor Summit brought leading healthcare executives together to share insights on the strategies they have implemented to meet patient care demands while decreasing costs. Now, you can watch these discussions on-demand and let the conversations guide your own strategy.
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Participating Leaders
RED2024 featured a cross-functional group of executives representing nursing, HR, and finance – all sharing their unique perspectives on transformative workforce strategies.
Sharon Pappas, RN, Ph.D., NEA-BC, FAAN
Chief Nurse Executive
Emory Healthcare
Rock Anderson, Jr.
Group Chief Human Resources Officer
Emory Healthcare
Mary Beth Kingston, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
EVP, Chief Nursing Officer
Advocate Health
Cynthia Latney, DHA(c), MSN, RN, NE-BC
Senior VP and Chief Nursing Executive
OhioHealth
Cathleen Wheatley, DNP, RN, CENP, FAAN
President
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Brennan M. Peterson, CPA, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
June Altaras
Executive Vice President
Chief Quality, Safety & Nursing Officer
MultiCare Health System
Gary Weller
System Director, Contingent Labor
Advocate Aurora Health
Carol Boston-Fleischhauer
Sr. Vice President / Chief Clinical Officer
Banyan Medical Systems
Jane Dus, DNP, RN, NE-BC
Senior Vice President & Region Chief Nursing Officer
Advocate Health
Anna Cazes, DNS, MSN, RN
Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Nursing Officer
Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center
Allison Guste, MHA, BSN, RN, CPHQ
Corporate Vice President of Quality and Nursing
LCMC Health
Gaston Bushiri, CPA
Vice President of Finance
OhioHealth
Annmarie Chavarria, DNP, MSN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Heather Coleman, MSN, RN
VP Clinical Practice and Professional Development
MultiCare Health System
Karen Cox PhD, RN, FACHE, FAAN
President
Chamberlain University
RED2024 Co-Hosts
Jeremy Falke, MBA
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jeremy Falke, is a senior human resources executive with more than two decades of expertise in transformational human resources, financial, and business operations for health care companies operating across the U.S. He joined UT Southwestern as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in August 2022. He currently oversees and directs the planning, organization, development, and administration of human resources programs and develops strategic initiatives and short- and long-range planning affecting staff across the institution. He directs all areas related to Human Resources Operations, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations, Organizational Development and Training, and Payroll.
Cathleen Wheatley, DNP, RN, CENP, FAAN
President, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist & Davie Medical Centers
Senior Vice President of Cinical Operations
Dr. Wheatley joined Wake Forest Baptist Health in September of 2014 as System Chief Nurse Executive and was named President of the flagship 885-bed academic medical center in April of 2019. As President, she is responsible for the overall performance of operations at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center inclusive of Brenner Children’s Hospital and the Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Davie Medical Center.
Prior to joining Wake Forest Baptist Health, Dr. Wheatley served as the first Corporate Nurse Executive of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company in the United Arab Emirates where she oversaw the professional practice and development of more than 9,000 Nursing and Allied Health professionals from over 72 countries. Throughout her career, she has held various senior leadership positions in the U.S. including Chief Clinical Operating Officer, Chief Nurse Executive, and Chief Quality Officer.
Dr. Wheatley is a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing, is board certified with the American Organization of Nurse Leaders as a Certified Executive in Nursing Practice and completed the Nurse Leader Program at the Wharton School of Business.
RED2024 Speaker
David Auerbach, Ph.D.
Senior Director for Research and Cost Trends
Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
David Auerbach, Ph.D. is a health economist and current Senior Director for Research and Cost Trends at the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission. His work has spanned a number of focus areas including understanding employer markets for insurance, spending trends and cost drivers, primary care and the healthcare workforce. He has specialized in and is a nationally recognized expert on the workforce of registered nurses, physicians, and nurse practitioners and has authored and co-authored several dozen publications in journals including NEJM, JAMA, and Health Affairs. Prior to working at the HPC, he was a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation in Boston, and prior to that, he was a principal analyst at the Congressional Budget Office in Washington DC where he co-developed the model used to analyze the Affordable Care Act. He has a Master’s degree in Technology and Policy from MIT and a Ph.D. in Health Policy from Harvard University.
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