100+

Executive-Level Attendees

40+

Speakers

2 Days

of Sessions

Attending Becker's Rural Healthcare Leadership Summit

Transform rural healthcare with us – start your journey here.

The Rural Healthcare Leadership Summit convenes senior executives from critical access hospitals, rural health systems, and community providers to address the operational, financial, and clinical challenges unique to rural care delivery. Through candid discussions and peer-led sessions, leaders will share practical strategies to stabilize margins, strengthen workforce pipelines, expand access through innovation, and sustain high-quality care in underserved communities.\

Attendees will leave with actionable insights, proven playbooks, and a stronger network of peers navigating similar pressures, all focused on advancing resilient, patient-centered rural healthcare.

Top reasons to join us

  • Benchmark financial performance and access strategies against rural peers
  • Apply practical playbooks to stabilize margins and optimize reimbursement
  • Tackle workforce challenges with proven recruitment and retention models
  • Expand care access through telehealth, partnerships, and service innovation
  • Build executive connections with leaders navigating similar rural pressures
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Industry Leading Speakers

Our event agenda includes 40+ rural health speakers. Join the movers and shakers of the industry in these important discussions.

Celebrity Keynote Livestreams

Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas
Hall of Fame Chicago White Sox Player
Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland
Chicago Bears Tight End

Speakers

Lynn Barr
Lynn Barr
Founder
Caravan Health and the Rural Health Innovation Program at UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Ginger J. Raya
Ginger J. Raya
EdD, MHA, MPA
Center Director and Associate Professor
George McMillan Fleming Center for Healthcare Management, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Len Lacefield
Len Lacefield
MBA, MHA
Former Hospital Chief Executive Officer
Audrey Simmons
Audrey Simmons
MBA, MS, BSN, RN-BC PMH, ACC
Vice President of Operations
Rogers Behavioral Health Chippewa Valley Campus
Nicole Centers
Nicole Centers
Administrative Director, Oncology Service Line
SGMC Health
Nicole Bonk
Nicole Bonk
MD, MMM
Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Operations and Recruitment
University of Wisconsin, Orion Initiative
Elaine Cudnik
Elaine Cudnik
DNP, CPNP-AC/PC, NEA-BC
Executive Director, Women's and Children's Advanced Clinical Practice
ECU Health
Sue Macut
Sue Macut
Chief Information Technology and Security Officer
New Roseland Community Hospital
Michelle Sacramento
Michelle Sacramento
MBA, RT (R) (VI)
Senior Director, Operations - Radiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Tyler Stapp
Tyler Stapp
RHCEOC
Chief Operating Officer
Pineville Community Health Center
Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall
FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Uintah Basin Healthcare
Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
MD
President and Chief Executive Officer
CHAI
Amy Blackledge
Amy Blackledge
MBA-HC, MSN, RN, CSSBB
Senior Director, Clinical Quality and Stars
Blue Cross Idaho
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John Finkbeiner
Sr. Clinical Informaticist
South Shore Hospital
Mira Iliescu-Levine
Mira Iliescu-Levine
MD, CPE, FACCP
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, ACO Network Development and Innovation
ThedaCare
Tracey Bishop
Tracey Bishop
BSW, BSN, RN
Population Health Care Management Director, Population Health Department and Rural Health Initiative
ThedaCare
Lynne Fiscus
Lynne Fiscus
MD, MPH
Chief Statewide Clinical and Academic Integration Officer
UNC Health
Dallas Killian
Dallas Killian
Chief Operations Officer
East Adams Rural Healthcare
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Joshua W. Elder
MD, MPH, FACEP
Vice President, eHealth Clinical Operations
SCP Health
Jay Verdoorn
Jay Verdoorn
Chief Information Officer
Revere Health
Penni Kyte
Penni Kyte
MBA, PMP
Digital Care Strategy Officer
Ballad Health
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Preston Marx
CPHIMS
Vice President, Strategy and Innovation
Uintah Basin Healthcare

Join your rural health executive peers to get a glimpse of the discussions happening at rural hospitals and health systems across the country and leave with clear action items to improve your organization.

Partners

Interested in partnering with us as a sponsor at the summit? Reach out to one of the below contacts for options:

Jessica Cole, CEO | jcole@beckershealthcare.com
Ally Warner, SVP, Sales | awarner@beckershealthcare.com