Co-sponsored by the North Carolina Hospital Association, the South Carolina Hospital Association and The Duke Endowment, this annual conference focuses on current issues unique to small and rural health care executives. It is designed for hospital, health system, association and governmental employees and hospital and health system trustees.

Event Materials

Agenda and seminar brochure(pdf)

Tuesday, November 10

• Behavioral Health Issues in Hospital Emergency Departments(pdf), Robert L. Bank, MD, Medical Director, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Executive Director, Columbia Area Mental Health Center, Columbia, S.C., Debbie Blalock, Executive Director, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Charleston, S.C., Don Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer, Marion Regional Healthcare System, Marion, S.C.
• The Carolinas Lean Health Care Roundtable: Collaborating to Achieve Breakthrough Performance(pdf), Jeffrey S. Spade, Executive Director, North Carolina Rural Health Center, Vice President, North Carolina Hospital Association, Cary, N.C., Tiffany M. Brittain, Lean Coordinator, Charles A. Cannon Jr. Memorial Hospital, Linville, N.C., Ashe Memorial Hospital, Jefferson, N.C., Laura J. Easton, RN, MSN, Chief Executive Officer, Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Lenoir, N.C., R.D. Williams, CEO, Ashe Memorial Hospital, Jefferson, N.C.

Wednesday, November 11

• Health Information Technology: Assessment and Roadmap Development Project for Small and Rural Carolina Hospitals(pdf), Daniel J. Stewart, Partner, Computer Sciences Corporation Healthcare Group, Atlanta, Ga., Tracey Mayberry, Partner, Computer Sciences Corporation Healthcare Group, Atlanta, Ga.
• Federal Funding Opportunities(pdf), Tom F. Morris, Associate Administrator, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Md.
• American Hospital Association Update(pdf), Joanna Hiatt, Senior Associate Director, Policy American Hospital Association, Washington, D.C.