In this episode, our guest is Cherrill Farnsworth, an accomplished entrepreneur and influential expert on healthcare change. Over the course of her career, Farnsworth has started and sold 7 companies and shares how she had the idea to start a bus company in her early 20s, what she learned about becoming a successful entrepreneur, how she discovered the need for utilization management, and describes her hands-on approach to board membership.

In this brief episode, Humans in Healthcare host, Nathan King, reflects on the skill of Empathy in a difficult year. Using conversations from podcast guests, book references, and some humorous tweets, King provides thoughtful insight into why we must practice Empathy.

In this episode, our guest is Winnie Fritz, former hospital CEO and CNO and U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. She shares how she was invited by King Hussein of Jordan to build a nursing education program in Jordan, her experience and lessons learned from her time in Vietnam as a pilot in the U.S. Army, tactics for managing the stresses of life, and leadership advice for a fulfilling career.

In this episode, our guest is Shaulene Stanley, a charge nurse at West Penn Hospital and former nurse educator at the University of West Indies in Jamaica. Stanley has decades of nursing and education experience but transitioned her life from Jamaica to Pittsburgh, PA. She discusses why she made a global career move, how she sustains motivation, the differences between healthcare in Jamaica and the U.S., and the need for influential nursing leaders.

In this episode, our guest is Michael Hite, Chief Transformation Officer of Pendrick Capital Partners. Hite shares his fascinating career journey that started as an EMT in college to a flight paramedic to leading and consulting with hospitals. Along the way he discusses the pivotal moments that re-ignite his passion for healthcare, including a story about where he was on September 11, 2001. He now consults with hospital leadership to deliver great patient care and increase revenue and shares helpful advice on responding to COVID-19.

In this episode, our guest is Asheesh Mehra, Co-Founder and CEO of AntWorks™, a global leader in AI and Robotics. Mehra shares his inspiration for starting a company, how good company values have an impact on both your employees and customers, the importance of digital transformation in healthcare, and building ethical and humane AI.

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, CEO of Back9 Healthcare Consulting, to share incredible insight on virtual health. Berkowitz discusses his vision for virtual health, the importance of automating patient care to allow clinicians to practice at the peak of their license, the different categories and motivators of virtual health, how to get better at problem-solving and process improvement, and understanding how emotions influence decision-making.

In this episode, Vernon Rose, Executive Director of Nashville General Hospital Foundation, joins us to share her experiences and the meaningful work she facilitates. Rose discusses why Nashville General Hospital has a different approach than most hospitals, their food pharmacy that helps patients make healthy decisions, the importance of health literacy, initiatives that help the most vulnerable in Nashville’s community, and her reason for joining the foundation.

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Marc Watkins, Chief Medical Officer of Kroger Health. We cover a wide range of topics in our conversation that includes Watkins’ passion for food as medicine and his journey with weight loss, why he chose to practice medicine, an important discussion on racism, Watkins’ service in Iraq and how it impacted his practice in the U.S., and Kroger’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as a grocer and clinic.

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Claire Zangerle, Chief Nursing Executive of Allegheny Health Network. We have an amazing discussion that includes empathetic and visionary leadership, how AHN sees the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the future, better home care for patients, self-care in a stressful profession, the impact of an ongoing nursing shortage, AHN’s creative RetuRN to Practice™ program, and the need for diversity in nursing.

In this introduction episode, Humans in Healthcare host, Nathan King, shares why Shearwater decided to launch this podcast, what the theme is, and who it’s for.