Conversations with the MarketPlace presents a conversation with Marcy M. Lash

Vice President and Municipal Credit Analyst - T. Rowe Price Associates. One of the benefits of working with hospitals from across the country is meeting passionate people who are committed to providing the best advice, counsel, and strategies to healthcare organizations to ensure their financial viability. Marcy Lash is such a person.

Marcy has been a Vice President and municipal credit analyst at T. Rowe Price since 1998, focusing exclusively on not-for-profit hospitals and hospital systems. She is currently responsible for $4.8 billion in assets under management comprised of 150 separate health care credits across the ratings spectrum.

During this conversation, Marcy shares her industry insights, details issues faced by hospitals in light of the pandemic, and provides suggestions to improve financial viability.

Topics covered include:

• The importance of building a long-term relationship, based on trust, with both the hospital or system

• Examples of best practice relationships and how she’s worked with the CFO, or lead financial executive, and other members of the hospital’s team

• Important expectations in communications with a hospital approaching or during a financial crisis

• Core information and data requirements that should be provided to the investor community

• Win-Win strategies that hospitals can employ to get them through the difficult issues they face

• The importance of a well-thought-out “story” and hospital strategy for resolving the financial crisis

If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]. Marcy can be contacted at [email protected].