Advancing Health

What can healthcare organizations learn from veterans? 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, strengthens the healthcare workforce, and helps rural hospitals serve their communities. He also shares why healthcare can be a natural next mission for veterans seeking meaningful careers after military service.

Frontline healthcare workers are uniquely positioned to identify the barriers standing between patients and better health, and Duke Health is turning that expertise into action. In this conversation, Erica Taylor, M.D., vice president of health equity and orthopedic surgeon at Duke Health, shares how the organization's frontline liaison network is helping clinic teams implement social needs screening, connect patients with critical community resources, and make a lasting difference in the patient experience.

The growing popularity of AI chatbots is raising new concerns about youth mental health and suicide prevention. 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, the potential dangers for young people experiencing mental health challenges, and the importance of educating clinicians and families about this new technology.

One Georgia health system is taking workforce development into its own hands to tackle healthcare's toughest staffing challenges. In this conversation, Jim Matney, president and CEO of Colquitt Regional Health System, shares how the system developed multiple physician residency programs, launched a high school practical nursing program, and partnered with local colleges to create new healthcare career pathways and a robust workforce pipeline.

As healthcare systems rethink how they deliver care, AdventHealth is transforming primary care for easier navigation. 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.