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Trailblazer Meeting PowerPoints
Click the links below to view the following subjects highlighted at the February 10 Trailblazers meeting:
- Don’t Let Your Strategic Plan Catch COVID-19 – presented by Amy Susott, Operations and Transformation Healthcare Executive
- Understanding a New Normal for Rural Hospitals: Considerations and Questions in the Aftermath of the Pandemic – presented by Troy Brown, Network Consultant and Performance Improvement Specialist; Melanie Pinette, Senior Analyst and Network Consultant; and Billy Balfour, Director of Communications
- Recovery Challenges Post-COVID: Do You Have Programs to Help? – presented by Kerry Dunning, MHS, MSH, CPAR, RAC-CT
- Setting Up Local Transportation Systems: Let’s Ask the Experts
– OSF HealthCare SLMC Transportation Project – presented by Lori Christianson, Vice President Support Services, OSF HealthCare Saint Luke Medical Center
– Illini Community Hospital Van Program – presented by Kathy Hull, Chief of Small Rural Hospitals, Illini Community Hospital/Blessing Health Keokuk
– Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services Medivan Program – Paul Phillips, NEMT Services, Gibson City
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About ICAHN
The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) advances the strength, sustainability, and transformation of Illinois’ rural hospitals through collaboration, advocacy, and shared solutions that improve performance and community health. Representing Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, ICAHN is a nationally recognized rural health leader supporting sustainable hospitals, strong communities, and a healthier rural Illinois—Better Together.
