Healthcare Workforce Shortages and the Financial Strain Threatening Care Delivery with Dr. Harry Severance

In this episode, Matt Chance, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Scottish Rite for Children, discusses expanding access to highly specialized pediatric orthopedic care while maintaining a relentless focus on excellence. He shares insights on growth strategies, workforce recruitment, culture, and positioning the organization to meet rising demand across North Texas and beyond.

In this episode, Dr. Harry Severance, a healthcare strategist, shares sobering data on accelerating clinician and nursing shortages, rising burnout, and declining interest in healthcare careers, while also examining how unpaid care, insurance gaps, and financial pressures are pushing hospitals and service lines toward closure.

In this episode, Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Founder of Spine Doctor Miami, discusses key trends shaping spine care, including endoscopic techniques, disc replacement, and minimally invasive solutions for complex revision surgeries. He also shares insights on clinical innovation, diagnostic precision, and the importance of evidence based decision making amid growing interest in AI and emerging therapies.

In this episode, Dr. Obianuju Berry, Medical Director of Domestic Violence Programs at NYC Health + Hospitals Office of Behavioral Health, discusses the urgent need for integrated, trauma-informed mental healthcare for pregnant and postpartum individuals, children, and families. She shares how prevention focused models, early intervention, and care delivered in non traditional community settings can reduce disparities, strengthen families, and improve long term outcomes across New York City.

In this episode, Dr. Mark G. Moseley, President of USF Tampa General Physicians and Executive Vice President of Tampa General Hospital, discusses how the health system is using technology, including agentic AI, to improve patient access and care coordination.

In this episode, John D. Couris, President and CEO of Tampa General Hospital, discusses initiatives to improve care coordination, integrate the academic health system with USF, and strengthen operating margins. He also shares insights on innovative care delivery models, including hospital at home programs and future expansion into health system at home services.

This episode features Jason Newmyer, CEO of AdventHealth Riverview, discussing the rapid growth of the hospital just a year after opening, including a $50 million expansion to add 68 beds. He shares insights on meeting community health needs, recruiting and engaging staff, and using data and technology to anticipate future demand.

In this episode, Muhammad Siddiqui, Chief Information Officer at Reid Health, discusses how ambient AI is giving clinicians hours back each day, improving patient experience, and shaping the health system’s priorities around interoperability, virtual care, and responsible AI adoption heading into 2026.

In this episode, Kuldip R. Patel, PharmD, FASHP, Senior Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer at Duke University Health System, discusses how pharmacy services are expanding across the continuum to reach more patients and improve outcomes. He shares insights on supply chain resilience, ambulatory and inpatient pharmacy growth, and the technologies shaping the future of pharmacy practice.

In this episode, Joseph Lee, MD, President and CEO of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, discusses the growing crisis among young people, exploring the links between trauma, isolation, mental health, and substance use, and why integrated, community centered treatment is critical for lasting recovery.