Sanford Health leaders to speak at Becker’s Annual Meeting
April 25, 2025
Contact:
Paul Heinert
Sanford Health
605-366-2432 / Paul.Heinert@sanfordhealth.org
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Topics that cover the transformation of the health care industry, including strengthening access, growing the workforce and harnessing technology, will be key themes Sanford Health leaders discuss during a series of panels and fireside chats at the upcoming 15th Becker’s Annual Meeting.
The four-day conference takes place in Chicago April 28-May 1. Nick Olson, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sanford Health, Tiffany Lawrence, president and CEO of Sanford Fargo, Todd Schaffer, M.D., president and CEO of Sanford Bismarck and Daniel Hoody, M.D., chief medical officer of Sanford Bemidji will join executives and clinicians from the nation’s top health systems.
Olson will join Madeline Ashley of Becker’s Healthcare for a fireside chat to discuss how Sanford Health is advancing access, quality and sustainability in rural America.
Lawrence will take part in an opening semi-keynote panel entitled, What CEOs Need to Thrive in the Next 12 Months. The four-person panel will focus on the critical leadership skills and strategies required for health care CEOs to navigate the rapidly changing landscape. It will be moderated by Laura Dyrda, editor in chief of Becker’s Healthcare.
Schaffer will join a trio of CEOs to discuss the key trends shaping the future of health care, including harnessing the benefits of integration and technology to expand access, in a panel entitled, Winning in Healthcare: Strategies for the Next 5 Years. Molly Gamble, vice president of Becker’s Healthcare will moderate the panel.
Hoody’s panel focuses on how clinical leaders can drive organizational transformation by fostering collaboration between medical staff, administrators and technology providers. Cutting Edge Clinical Leadership: What the New Era Demands will be moderated by Naomi Diaz, assistant editor of Becker’s Healthcare.
This is the fourth consecutive year Sanford Health leaders have taken part in the Becker’s Annual Meeting.
About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 2.4 million patients and more than 425,000 health plan members across the upper Midwest including South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated nonprofit health system includes 56 hospitals, more than 270 clinic locations, 144 senior care communities, 4,500 physicians and advanced practice providers, nearly 1,000 active clinical trials and studies, and nine world clinic locations around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health’s commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.
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