The 10th Annual Small and Rural Hospital Conference is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Hospital Association, the South Carolina Hospital Association and The Duke Endowment. The conference is designed to address current issues that are unique to small and rural health care executives. This conference is exclusively for hospital, health system, association and governmental employees, and hospital and health system trustees.

Event Materials

Agenda and registration forms (pdf)

Tuesday, November 9

• Preconference Session: Critical Access Hospitals – The Cornerstone of Rural Health Care(pdf), Portfolio Reservation Form(pdf), Graham Adams, Ph.D., CEO, S.C. Office of Rural Health, Lexington, S.C.; Jeffrey S. Spade, CHE, Executive Director, North Carolina Rural Health Center, Vice President, North Carolina Hospital Association, Cary, N.C.; Matt Womble, MHA, EMT-P, Rural Hospital and EMS Specialist, N.C. Office of Rural Health and Community Care, Raleigh, N.C.; NC Hospital Quality(pdf), Carol Koeble, M.D., M.S., CPE, Director, NC Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety , Cary, N.C.

View recording of the keynote address by Dr. James Bentley.
• Health Care Reform: Big Implications for Small Hospitals(pdf), James Bentley, Ph.D., Silver Spring, Md.
• Forging the Future: What Makes Strong Small and Rural Hospitals?(pdf), Dawn Carter, President, Health Planning Source, Durham, N.C.; Mickey Foster, President, Annie Penn Hospital, Reidsville, N.C.;Dave Hamill, CEO, Hampton Regional
Medical Center, Varnville, S.C.; D. Van Smith, Jr., President, Outer Banks Hospital, Nags Head, N.C.
• Meaningful Use: The Top 10 Challenges Facing Small and Rural Hospitals(pdf), Daniel J. Stewart, Partner, CSC Healthcare Group, Atlanta, Ga.; Tracey Mayberry, Partner, CSC Healthcare Group, Atlanta, Ga.; J. Steven Cline, DDS, MPH, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Health Information Technology, Raleigh, N.C.; W. David
Patterson, Ph.D., Chief, Health and Demographics Section, Office of Research and Statistics, South Carolina Budget and Control Board, Columbia, S.C.
• Collaboration: The Future of Health Care(pdf), Kellan Chapin, MPH, Executive Director, Care Share Health Alliance, Raleigh, N.C.; Melanie Matney, MPH, Executive Director, AccessHealth SC, Columbia, S.C.; Mike Bunch, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, KershawHealth, Camden, S.C.; W. Carl Martin, President & Chief Executive Officer, Morehead Memorial Hospital, Eden, N.C.

Wednesday, November 10

• Achieving the Triple Aim: A Strategic Model for Rural Health Care(pdf), The Triple Aim: Optimizing Health, Care and Cost(pdf), Jeffrey S. Spade, CHE, Executive Director, North Carolina Rural Health Center, Vice President, North Carolina Hospital Association, Cary, N.C.; Laura Easton, RN, MSN, Chief Executive Officer, Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Lenoir, N.C.
• 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 Kim, Senior Associate Director, Policy, American Hospital Association, Washington, D.C.
• Postconference Session: Understanding Sustainable Energy Management in Your Hospital(pdf), Sue Laufenberg, Healthcare Market Manager, Duke Energy, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.; John C. McKenzie, P.E., Manager, Energy Efficiency Services, Duke Energy, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.