I’m excited by the potential progress that can be made by convening this multidisciplinary group with a shared goal: better healthcare for all Americans, regardless of their zip code.
Joanne M. Conroy, MDDartmouth Health CEO and president Joanne M. Conroy, MD, will join a cohort of national rural health leaders at Sanford Health’s Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care. Taking place on October 14 in Sioux Falls, SD, the theme of this year’s summit is “Advancing access, quality and sustainability.”
“As the leader of the most rural academic medical system in the United States, improving health equity in the communities we serve, and other rural communities nationwide, is not only one of my top priorities, it’s also a top priority of Dartmouth Health,” Conroy said. “This year’s Sanford Summit brings together dynamic and influential voices in healthcare, technology, education, business, and government focused on accelerating progress and transforming rural care delivery. I’m excited by the potential progress that can be made by convening this multidisciplinary group with a shared goal: better healthcare for all Americans, regardless of their zip code.”
Conroy will take part in a panel discussion moderated by Newsweek healthcare editor Alexis Kayser on the unique challenges of rural healthcare and what rural health systems are doing to address them. Other panelists include Sanford CEO and president Bill Gassen, HealthPartners CEO and president Andrea Walsh, and Providence CEO and president and Erik Wexler.
“There has never been a more important time to bring together a group of dynamic leaders across the healthcare ecosystem for meaningful conversations about how we can accelerate the future of healthcare for patients, senior care residents, health plan members and communities,” Gassen said. “We look forward to a day of bold ideas, collaboration and impact as we reimagine what’s possible in rural care delivery— together.”
To learn more about the Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care and to register to attend, visit sanfordruralhealthsummit.org.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.