05-21-26 John Fernandez Brown University Health President and CEO

About this episode

John Fernandez discusses the challenges faced by the hospital system amid changes in health care funding.

With changes to health care on both the state and federal level, hospital leaders are voicing their concerns over funding. John Fernandez, President and CEO of Brown University Health, joins Gene to discuss the challenges the hospital system faces in these uncertain times.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Gene Valicenti

Guest: John Fernandez

Topics covered

• health care
• hospital funding
• leadership challenges
• state policy
• federal policy

Keywords

• health care
• hospital leaders
• funding concerns
• Brown University Health
• Gene Valicenti

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Organizations: Brown University Health

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