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

Speakers

Imee Dahl
Imee Dahl
DNP, RN, CENP
Operations and Patient Care Executive
Adventist Health St. Helena
William Frese
William Frese
MD, MPH, FAAP
Midwest Market Medical Executive
Cigna Healtcare
Heather Van Housen
Heather Van Housen
Chief Nursing Executive
Adventist Health St. Helena
Joseph Izzo
Joseph Izzo
MD
Chief Medical Information Officer
San Joaquin General Hospital
JohnRich R. Levine
JohnRich R. Levine
DNP, DPA, DBA, MSN, MHA, MPA
Chief Nursing Officer
Reeves Regional Health
Dallas Killian
Dallas Killian
Chief Operations Officer
East Adams Rural Healthcare
Mira Iliescu-Levine
Mira Iliescu-Levine
MD, CPE, FACCP
Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, ACO Network Development and Innovation
ThedaCare
Lona King
Lona King
MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Little Colorado Medical Center
Sarah Greichen
Sarah Greichen
Chief Information and Innovation Officer
Sedgwick County Health Center
Cynthia Hardy
Cynthia Hardy
DNP, MBA, RN
Chief Nursing Officer
Haak'u Health Center
Dakota Redd
Dakota Redd
Chief Nursing Officer
Hendry Regional Medical Center
Darrell Bodnar
Darrell Bodnar
Chief Information Officer
North Country Healthcare
Tommi Cline
Tommi Cline
DNP, RN, CHC, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
Hillsboro Health
Kevin Dishman
Kevin Dishman
MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer & Quality Officer
Stormont Vail Health
Eric J. Price
Eric J. Price
MBA
Chief Financial Officer
School Memorial Hospital
Diane Taylor
Diane Taylor
Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff
Beebe Healthcare
Tammy Dahl
Tammy Dahl
DNP, MSN, BSN, BAOM, RN, NEA-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
Pullman Regional Hospital
Angela Snider
Angela Snider
MS, RN, NEA-BC
Regional Chief Nursing Officer
Vandalia Health
Athena Minor
Athena Minor
DNP, MSN, RN, CNCO
Chief Nursing and Clinical Officer
Ohio County Healthcare
Yvette Riker
Yvette Riker
DNP, MBA, ACHE, CRNA, MS
Chief Operations Officer
Reeves Regional Health
Laura Guido
Laura Guido
Chief Strategy Officer
Adena Health
Michael Janis
Michael Janis
FACHE, MBA
Chief Operating Officer, Southern Illinois Market
Hospital Sisters Health System
Joseph Preast
Joseph Preast
MHA
Chief Operating Officer
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
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
Karl Bezak
Karl Bezak
MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Director, Innovation and Technology, Palliative and Supportive Institute; Medical Director, Inpatient TelePaliative Care Service
UPMC
Tracey Bishop
Tracey Bishop
BSW, BSN, RN
Population Health Care Management Director, Population Health Department
ThedaCare Outreach Health, Lifestyle Medicine ThedaCare
Matt Gitzinger
Matt Gitzinger
Executive Director, Population Management
UNC Health
Elaine Cudnik
Elaine Cudnik
DNP, CPNP-AC/PC, NEA-BC
Executive Director, Women's and Children's Advanced Clinical Practice
ECU Health
Michelle SACRAMENTO
Michelle SACRAMENTO
MBA
Senior Director of Operations
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Nicole Centers
Nicole Centers
Administrative Director, Oncology Service Line
SGMC Health
Glenn M. Simpson
Glenn M. Simpson
MBA, MA, NCC
Regional Director
DAYMARK Recovery Services
Chris Harrison
Chris Harrison
Chief Executive Officer
Quorum Health
Justin D. Harris
Justin D. Harris
MSHA, MBA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Daviess Community Hospital, Deaconess Health System
Raymond Hino
Raymond Hino
MPA, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center
Bren Lowe
Bren Lowe
MHA, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
McLeod Health Cheraw
Todd Nida
Todd Nida
Chief Executive Officer
East Adams Rural Healthcare
JJ Hodshire
JJ Hodshire
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hillsdale Hospital
Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall
FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Uintah Basin Healthcare
Mark Boucot
Mark Boucot
MBA, FACHE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Garrett Regional Medical Center and Potomac Valley Hospital
Mark Marsh
Mark Marsh
MHA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Owensboro Health

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