Becker’s Healthcare -- Pediatric Leadership Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Mark Bergeron, Medical Director of Digital Health Transformation at Children's Minnesota, discusses their neonatal virtual care program. He explains how the program increases access to critical care patients in rural areas and its growth throughout the upper Midwest. Dr. Bergeron highlights the need for such services as hospitals struggle to recruit providers with neonatal experience. Additionally, he explores how the program streamlines transfers to Children's Minnesota's NICUs and its impact on expanding specialized care in rural and regional hospitals.

This episode features Dr. Lawrence Moss, President and CEO of Nemours Children's Health. Here, he discusses his new e-book Finding Health by Looking in the Right Place: How Understanding What Actually Creates Health Can Fix U.S. Healthcare.

Kirsten Provart, Patient Care Supervisor of the Lactation Program at Children's Minnesota, joins the podcast to discuss her background, how the idea of loaning breast pumps to new mother's evolved, the feedback since this program has launched, other efforts Children's Minnesota will take to help improve healthcare equity, and more!

Dr. Meysam Kebriaei, Medical Director of the Neurosurgery Program at Children's Minnesota joins the podcast to discuss his background, Children's Minnesota's iMRI neurosurgery suite, and what's next for the neurosurgery program.

Dr. Kevin Simon, Attending Psychiatrist at Boston Children's Hospital & Chief Behavioral Health Officer at Boston Public Health Commission, joins the podcast to discuss top issues & trends he is following in pediatrics, current nerves & excitement, what the most effective healthcare leaders will need to be successful in the next 2-3 years, and more.

This episode features Amy Wimpey Knight, President of the Children’s Hospital Association. Here, she discusses the most pressing concerns for youth mental health today, steps being taken in communities, hospitals & health systems to address these concerns, the importance of the early detection of youth mental illness, and more.

This episode features Chanda Chacón, CEO of Children's Hospital & Medical Center. Here, she discusses her background, the biggest issues & opportunities she’s currently following, her focus on investing in innovation, and more.

As a Chief Nursing Officer with years of experience at the bedside and also mentoring young professionals, Rhonda is passionate about innovating the recruitment and retention of pediatric nurses. She speaks about best practices she’s identified and detailed initiatives Phoenix Children’s has implemented to tailor onboarding, set up new nurses for success, and drastically reduce first-year turnover.

Kathy English, Executive VP, COO & CNO at Children's Hospital & Medical Center - Omaha, joins the podcast to discuss her background, why she chose and stayed in pediatrics, the hurdles and challenges of pursuing a career in pediatrics and how to overcome them, and much more.

Dr. Robert Insoft, Chief Operating Officer at Franciscan Children's. Here, he discusses his background, how his role will evolve over the next 18 months, access to care in pediatrics, and more.