Inspiring Health
Inspiring Health — a twice monthly podcast created for WellSpan team members — tracks our journey to delivering the highest quality care and the best experience, at the lowest cost. Listen in on candid conversations, hosted by President & CEO, Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN, for an insider’s perspective on the innovations, improvements and great minds creating greater value for our friends and neighbors in South Central Pennsylvania and living our vision to be: A Trusted Partner. Reimagining Healthcare. Inspiring Health.
Episodes
52 episodes
Improving access to behavioral health services
Listen to the new episode with WellSpan's Dr. Ken Rogers, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, WellSpan Behavioral Health, as we discuss the innovative programs and partnerships being cultivated by our behavioral health team aimed at impro...
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8:33
Supporting Sustainability
On this episode of Inspiring Health we discuss WellSpan's sustainability initiatives and efforts to reduce environmental impact, including: changes in operating rooms, supply purchases, the implementation of green roofs, and the aim for LEED Go...
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15:55
Innovative Solutions to Patient Care are in the Air
The President and CEO of WellSpan Health and the CEO of Zipline, a global pioneering company in drone technology, sit down to discuss their new business relationship, which will allow for prescription delivery directly to patient homes in South...
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19:53
Advancing our mission by improving our community impact
Listen to the new episode with board chair Hilda Shirk and learn how we are advancing our mission by improving our impact in the community.
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11:16
Transformation in a Rapidly Changing Industry
Sam Glick, consultant at Oliver Wyman leading the firm’s Health and Life Sciences business globally, joins the podcast to explore how our rapidly changing healthcare industry must evolve to meet the current demands – for our patients, consumers...
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12:34
Exploring Precision Health to Better Understand Genetics for Preventive Purposes.
Listen in to this new episode as Roxanna talks with Dr. Anwar Chahal, Director for the Center of Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases at WellSpan and the Principal Investigator for the Gene Health Project. They will discuss how precision health is...
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27:57
Personalized Total Rewards and Benefits
Listen in to this new episode as Roxanna speaks with Aaron Gillingham, SVP & Chief People Officer, to hear how we're demonstrating our values in action through personalized total rewards and benefits.
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12:43
Looking Ahead to Redesigning the Workforce.
In this episode, Roxanna speaks with Kasey Paulus, Sr VP & Chief Nursing Executive about redesigning the workforce within WellSpan.
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13:38
Improving Access to Care Across South Central PA
Roxanna discusses how to improve access to better care across our region with Dr. David Vega, Sr. VP and Chief Medical Officers at WellSpan Health.
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14:58
Spotlight on Children's Health
Wellspan launches new early childhood development initiative. Roxanna's guest this episode is Dr. Chris Russo.
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14:55
Path to 2030: Recycling Partnership with CRDC
Ross Gibby of CRDC USA talks about teaming with WellSpan for a plastic recycling pilot program.
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20:25
Workforce Redesign
In the latest episode of Inspiring Health, WellSpan physician Dr. Stephan Flack shares the work in progress to streamline operations and manage workforce challenges.
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23:39
Women and Heart Health
In the latest episode of Inspiring Health, WellSpan heart specialist Dr. Rhian Davies sheds light on the complex reality of heart health for women – not only as heart patients, but also as heart doctors.
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8:17
Saving Lives with Data
Truveta offers the world's first health data and analytics solution to study patient care and outcomes. In the latest episode of Inspiring Health, CEO Terry Myerson talks about partnering with systems like WellSpan to solve major healthcare cha...
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16:05
Partnering for Healthier Communities
In the past year, WellSpan Health has provided nearly $1.3 million in grants to support 57 organizations that help remove barriers to positive health outcomes in communities across South Central Pennsylvania. In the latest episode of Inspiring ...
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11:59
Path to 2030: WellSpan's Sustainability Strategy
Despite the negative impact that environmental factors have on health, the U.S. healthcare industry remains a significant contributor to rising gas emissions, a key factor in global warming. In the latest episode of Inspiring Health, Keith Noll...
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10:53
Patient Story Spotlight
There’s no better metric than a patient’s own stories to assess how successfully we are realizing our vision. Longtime patients Bob and Susan Weikert graciously share with Roxanna their history with WellSpan, moving stories of lifesaving care a...
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12:57
Leading by Engagement
Successful team engagement drives not only satisfaction, but also performance. Sandy Bennis joins Roxanna to discuss the results of the spring well-being and engagement pulse survey and shares key techniques for leaders to foster trust and driv...
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7:37
Driving Value through Physician Leadership
Physicians are partners in keeping us healthy and providing complex care. They’re also partners in providing greater value. Roxanna and Dr. James Harvey discuss the unique perspective a clinician provides in building trust, changing culture, an...
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18:09
Reimagining Primary Care
Primary care is the foundation to delivering greater value. it's through collaboration with physicians and advanced practice providers that we create innovative models to carry us into the future. Dr. Gattu Rao speaks to the transformation.
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9:10
Amplifying Improvements and Sharing Successes to Make Care Safer
Roxanna's joined by Matt Simone, vice president of performance improvement, to continue the conversation about WellSpan's Lean Management System. They take the pulse on WellSpan's improvement journey and talk about why it's so important to shar...
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4:47
Strengthening Culture with Psychological Safety
Heather Stump joins Roxanna to discuss psychological safety, what it means for team performance, and how it makes the work environment a safe space for all.
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6:56
Shifting the Balance of Women in Healthcare Leadership
Patty Donley discusses women in healthcare leadership. Patty talks about her career journey, the value of mentorship, and the characteristics of great leaders.
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9:34