MHA’s Leadership Forum Brings Together More Than 150 Hospital Executives
More than 150 hospital leaders, including trustees, CEOs and clinicians, attended MHA's 2025 Leadership Forum held Thursday and Friday in Springfield, Mo. Attendees heard from inspirational keynote speakers, including Brandon Edwards, CEO of Unlock Health, who opened the two-day event with a look at 2025 as a pivotal year of reset for the health care industry. Tracy Neary, community benefit advisor with SoundMind Leadership, explored community benefit through the lens of various health care environments, and Anthony Orsini, D.O., founder, CEO and neonatologist with The Orsini Way, offered advice to develop leadership skills when times get tough.
Dr. Helen Riess, founder and CMO of Empathetics Inc., shared how empathetic leadership can reduce turnover, improve patient satisfaction and build healthier workplace cultures that last. Kate O’Neill, author, founder and CEO of KO Insights, wrapped up the forum by sharing inspiring insights on navigating digital transformation with heart and purpose.
Other topics covered during the forum included payer strategy, workforce initiatives and trustees’ roles and responsibilities. Check out more from this year’s event on MHA’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages. If you attended, share your photos with the hashtag #MoHospitals.
Thanks to all of our speakers for offering real strategies — and real hope — for the future of health care as well as to our education partners, who made this event possible.
The Missouri Hospital Association is a nonprofit association in Jefferson City that represents 136 Missouri hospitals. In addition to representation and advocacy on behalf of its membership, the association offers continuing education programs on current health care topics and seeks to educate the public about health care issues.