Health Leader Forge

Today’s guest is Major General Thomas R. Tempel, Jr., the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Regional Health Command – Central, and the Chief of the US Army Dental Corps. The Regional Health Command - Central is one of four geographic commands in the US Army Medical Department. The Regional Health Command - Central is the largest geographic command, and covers from Louisiana to Minnesota in the east and Southern California to Idaho in the west. It includes fourteen subordinate commands, including 12 hospitals and outpatient clinics, as well as the Dental Command - Central and the Public Health Command - Central. The Command provides care for more than 440,000 military beneficiaries, and in 2016 delivered 5.8 million clinic visits, 7,600 live births, and 57,000 admissions.

Major General Tempel is a third generation member of the Army Medical Department. He entered active duty in 1991 as an Army dentist, serving with a variety of operational units including the 1st Special Forces, and commanded the 464th Dental Company while deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He later served in a series of clinical leadership roles including the Commander of the US Army Dental Command and the Commander of the Western Regional Medical Command before coming to his current role.

I really enjoyed talking with Major General Tempel about his unusual career. We conclude with a brief discussion about his leadership philosophy, but I think you will get a sense of the kind of leader he is throughout the interview.

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Today’s guest is Major General Thomas R. Tempel, Jr., the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Regional Health Command – Central, and the Chief of the US Army Dental Corps. The Regional Health Command - Central is one of four geographic commands in the US Army Medical Department. The Regional Health Command - Central is the largest geographic command, and covers from Louisiana to Minnesota in the east and Southern California to Idaho in the west. It includes fourteen subordinate commands, including 12 hospitals and outpatient clinics, as well as the Dental Command - Central and the Public Health Command - Central. The Command provides care for more than 440,000 military beneficiaries, and in 2016 delivered 5.8 million clinic visits, 7,600 live births, and 57,000 admissions.

Major General Tempel is a third generation member of the Army Medical Department. He entered active duty in 1991 as an Army dentist, serving with a variety of operational units including the 1st Special Forces, and commanded the 464th Dental Company while deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He later served in a series of clinical leadership roles including the Commander of the US Army Dental Command and the Commander of the Western Regional Medical Command before coming to his current role.

I really enjoyed talking with Major General Tempel about his unusual career. We conclude with a brief discussion about his leadership philosophy, but I think you will get a sense of the kind of leader he is throughout the interview.

For more information about this podcast, please see our web site, http://healthleaderforge.org

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthleaderforge.substack.com

Today's guest is Gregory A. White, CPA. the CEO of Lamprey Health Care. Lamprey Health Care is a federally qualified health clinic (FQHC) with locations in New Hampshire: Nashua, Raymond, and Newmarket. Federally qualified health clinics are community-based healthcare providers that provide primary care and a range of other services to clients regardless of ability to pay. As a result they are often safety net care providers in a community.

In this podcast Greg tells us about his journey from being an auditor in a public accounting firm to a career in healthcare, coming up through the finance and accounting side of healthcare delivery organizations. One of the unique aspects of Lamprey Health Care is each of its locations are in very different communities.

This podcast was guest-hosted by University of New Hampshire students Regan Judge and Caroline Sweny.

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Today's guest is Richard W. Silveria, the Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO of Boston Medical Center. Rich is the Senior Vice President for Finance and the Chief Financial Officer for Boston Medical Center. Boston Medical Center is a safety net hospital, with roughly 80% of its $1.2 billion revenues coming from Medicare and Medicaid. In addition to being a safety net hospital, it is an academic teaching hospital associated with Boston University’s medical school.

Rich has been the Chief Financial Officer since 2010. During his tenure he helped engineer a financial turnaround of the organization, and continues to strive to be a leader focused on driving change.

In this podcast we trace Rich’s career from a start in biology and education, through computer programming and financial systems through to today where he is a senior leader in the third largest health system in Massachusetts.

This is also our 50th interview on the Health Leader Forge! I'm very pleased to have such a distinguished guest to celebrate this milestone.

This is the full length version of the podcast. To listen to the abridged version, please go to https://soundcloud.com/healthleaderforge/richard-w-silveria-svp-of-finance-and-system-cfo-boston-medical-center-1

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthleaderforge.substack.com

Today's guest is Richard W. Silveria, the Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO of Boston Medical Center. Rich is the Senior Vice President for Finance and the Chief Financial Officer for Boston Medical Center. Boston Medical Center is a safety net hospital, with roughly 80% of its $1.2 billion revenues coming from Medicare and Medicaid. In addition to being a safety net hospital, it is an academic teaching hospital associated with Boston University’s medical school.

Rich has been the Chief Financial Officer since 2010. During his tenure he helped engineer a financial turnaround of the organization, and continues to strive to be a leader focused on driving change.

In this podcast we trace Rich’s career from a start in biology and education, through computer programming and financial systems through to today where he is a senior leader in the third largest health system in Massachusetts.

This is also our 50th interview on the Health Leader Forge! I'm very pleased to have such a distinguished guest to celebrate this milestone.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthleaderforge.substack.com

Today's guest is Susan Clay DeMarco, Director of Organizational Development for Exeter Health Resources. Exeter Health Resources is a healthcare system that includes the Exeter Hospital, a 100-bed community hospital, Core Physicians, a multispecialty physician group, and Rockingham VNA.

In this podcast, Sue shares how she started in parks and recreation management, making a transition to organizational development and healthcare later in her career. She is a professional coach, certified by the International Coach Federation, and leads Exeter Health Resources' management and leadership development programs, working with individuals and groups within the organization.

Sue is interviewed in this podcast by University of New Hampshire students Carly Barber and Jessica Fucci.

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Today's guest is Skip Homicz, the Dental Director of Families First in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Families First is a Federally Qualified Health Center in the seacoast area that provides a range of health care services to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Dr. Homicz - a dentist by training - is the Dental Director at the organization. He also serves as a staff dentist as well.

Dr. Homicz is a graduate of Cornell University and Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. He served in the Navy Dental Corps before going into private practice in a small town in New Hampshire. In the early 2000s, he began the dental component of Families First, later serving as the Dental Director and the Director of the oral health component of the homeless outreach program at the center. In 2016, he was awarded the Etherington Award for his achievements in bettering the lives of others through dentistry.

Also of special note is that this podcast was guest-hosted by Sameer Panesar, a senior at UNH, who was interested in interviewing Dr. Homicz due to Sameer's interest in going to dental school. I talk to Sameer about his takeaway from the interview at the beginning of the podcast.

For more information, please see our web site, http://healthleaderforge.org

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthleaderforge.substack.com

Today's guest is Skip Homicz, the Dental Director of Families First in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Families First is a Federally Qualified Health Center in the seacoast area that provides a range of health care services to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Dr. Homicz - a dentist by training - is the Dental Director at the organization. He also serves as a staff dentist as well.

Dr. Homicz is a graduate of Cornell University and Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. He served in the Navy Dental Corps before going into private practice in a small town in New Hampshire. In the early 2000s, he began the dental component of Families First, later serving as the Dental Director and the Director of the oral health component of the homeless outreach program at the center. In 2016, he was awarded the Etherington Award for his achievements in bettering the lives of others through dentistry.

Also of special note is that this podcast was guest-hosted by Sameer Panesar, a senior at UNH, who was interested in interviewing Dr. Homicz due to Sameer's interest in going to dental school. I talk to Sameer about his takeaway from the interview at the beginning of the podcast.

for more information, please see our web site: http://healthleaderforge.org

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthleaderforge.substack.com

Today’s guest is Warren West, the CEO of North Country Healthcare. North Country Healthcare is a newly founded system of four critical access hospitals in the North Country of New Hampshire. North Country Healthcare is a unique system because it does not include a larger community hospital or medical center as an anchor.

Warren started his career in healthcare at the age of sixteen when he became a housekeeper at Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Jersey, a rehabilitation hospital where he would eventually rise to vice president for administration. In this podcast we talk about Warren’s career, about his leadership philosophy, and the challenges of providing comprehensive healthcare in a rural setting in a time of massive change in the healthcare industry.

You are listening to the extended version. If you would like to listen to the abridged version, please see our web site, http://healthleaderforge.org

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthleaderforge.substack.com

Today’s guest is Warren West, the CEO of North Country Healthcare. North Country Healthcare is a newly founded system of four critical access hospitals in the North Country of New Hampshire. North Country Healthcare is a unique system because it does not include a larger community hospital or medical center as an anchor.

Warren started his career in healthcare at the age of sixteen when he became a housekeeper at Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Jersey, a rehabilitation hospital where he would eventually rise to vice president for administration. In this podcast we talk about Warren’s career, about his leadership philosophy, and the challenges of providing comprehensive healthcare in a rural setting in a time of massive change in the healthcare industry.

I have produced two versions of this podcast – an extended version that includes our complete conversation, and an abridged version. You are listening to the abridged version. If you would like to listen to the extended version, please see our web site, http://healthleaderforge.org

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthleaderforge.substack.com