$5 Billion Health System CEO: American Healthcare Needs a Moonshot

from Healthcare Reframed · host Micah Buller

Inside the mind of one of the most successful health system leaders in America: Scott Reiner dares us to aim higher in the way we approach healthcare. Scott Reiner was the CEO of Adventist Health - a 24-hospital system in California. At the age of 56 - at his peak - he moved his family to Zambia chasing an idea that healthcare can be so much more than what were doing here at home. ⸻ What Scott reveals: ◽️We're stuck on "average." ◽️Poverty and health amplify one another. ◽️ A radical blueprint he's road‑testing abroad could work in the U.S. What you'll take away: ◽️How to translate personal ambition to a higher calling. ◽️How to be fearless in the boardroom. ◽️Tactics for creating community‑level change. ⸻ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:43 Why Scott Reiner Quit a $5 B CEO Job 04:01 Faith‑Driven Healthcare: Mission vs Business 06:05 Community Health Redefined—Beyond Hospital Walls 09:08 Social Determinants 80/20: Poverty × Health 14:13 Wellbeing Multiplier: Income + Health Outcomes 18:12 Housing & Jobs: System Fix for Poverty Cycles 22:55 From U.S. Health Exec to Global Dev Leader 28:32 Kuwala Case Study: Women Ending Poverty 39:12 Leadership Playbook: Aligning 35 K Employees 44:23 Adventist Health Turnaround: Average to Top 10% 58:38 Future‑Ready Health‑System CEOs: 2030 Advice ⸻ Scott Reiner: Websites: ⁠https://www.thereinerfoundation.org/⁠ ⁠https://www.kuwalazambia.org⁠ ⁠https://www.anchorhealthpartners.org⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-reiner-trf/⁠ Judson Howe: LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/judson-howe/⁠ Healthcare Reframed: Website: ⁠https://www.healthcarereframed.org/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/healthcarereframed/⁠ If you are looking to work with us, contact us at ⁠[email protected]

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