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

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Paul R. Sierzenski
MD, MSHQS, CPE, FACEP
Senior Vice President and Chief Physician Executive
Beebe Healthcare
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Robin Rose
RN, BSN, MHA
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Clinical Officer
Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services
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Wendy Ledesma
MD
Chief Medical Patient Safety and Quality Officer
Sauk Prairie Healthcare
Prathibha Varkey
Prathibha Varkey
MBBS, MPH, MHPE, MBA
President
Mayo Clinic Health System
Scott McEachern
Scott McEachern
CHCIO
Chief Information Officer
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center
Krystal D. Atkinson
Krystal D. Atkinson
DNP, RN, CNOR
Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
Vandalia Health, Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center
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Candace Miller
MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Jackson General Hospital
WVU Medicine
Stephanie Everett
Stephanie Everett
Administrator, Mountrail Bethel Home; Chief Executive Officer
Mountrail County Medical Center
Matthew Heywood
Matthew Heywood
MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aspirus Health
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Colton Anderson
MBA, MHA
Chief Operating Officer
Hammond-Henry Hospital
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Victoria Hanson
PhD, MHA, MSW, LICSW, FACHE
Regional President and Chief Executive Officer
Avera Sacred Heart
Chris Frost
Chris Frost
MD
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Quality Officer
Lifepoint 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