Inside the mind of one of the most successful health system leaders in America: Scott Reiner dares us to aim higher in the way we approach healthcare.
Scott Reiner was the CEO of Adventist Health - a 24-hospital system in California. At the age of 56 - at his peak - he moved his family to Zambia chasing an idea that healthcare can be so much more than what were doing here at home.
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What Scott reveals:
◽️We’re stuck on “average.”
◽️Poverty and health amplify one another.
◽️ A radical blueprint he’s road‑testing abroad could work in the U.S.
What you’ll take away:
◽️How to translate personal ambition to a higher calling.
◽️How to be fearless in the boardroom.
◽️Tactics for creating community‑level change.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:43 Why Scott Reiner Quit a $5 B CEO Job
04:01 Faith‑Driven Healthcare: Mission vs Business
06:05 Community Health Redefined—Beyond Hospital Walls
09:08 Social Determinants 80/20: Poverty × Health
14:13 Wellbeing Multiplier: Income + Health Outcomes
18:12 Housing & Jobs: System Fix for Poverty Cycles
22:55 From U.S. Health Exec to Global Dev Leader
28:32 Kuwala Case Study: Women Ending Poverty
39:12 Leadership Playbook: Aligning 35 K Employees
44:23 Adventist Health Turnaround: Average to Top 10%
58:38 Future‑Ready Health‑System CEOs: 2030 Advice
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Scott Reiner:
Websites:
https://www.thereinerfoundation.org/
https://www.kuwalazambia.org
https://www.anchorhealthpartners.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-reiner-trf/
Judson Howe:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judson-howe/
Healthcare Reframed:
Website: https://www.healthcarereframed.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthcarereframed/
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