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Council Names New LHC Director

In December, the Council announced that Molly Vice will serve as the newLeadership Health Care (LHC) director. In this role, Vice will lead efforts around oneof the Council's key initiatives, LHC, which works to develop the talent of Nashville'shealth care industry emerging leaders through educational programs andnetworking opportunities. Vice joined the Council staff back in 2014 and mostrecently served as director of events and sponsorship fulfillment. More here.

On October 17, the Council hosted a Council Chairman's Dinner for current andpast Board Chairmen. (Pictured l. to r.: C. Wright Pinson, M.D., CEO, VanderbiltHealth System; Ken Melkus, former chairman and CEO, HealthWise of America,Inc. ; Wayne T. Smith, chairman and CEO, Community Health Systems; BillCarpenter, chairman and CEO, LifePoint Health; Martin S. Rash, chairman andCEO, RCCH HealthCare Partners; William Gracey, former president and CEO,BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee; and Tom Cigarran, co-founder, formerchairman, president and CEO of Healthways, Inc. and AmSurg Corporation.)

On November 13, theCouncil hosted a panel

Winter 2017

Highlights in this Issue

Council Names New LHC Director

Council, Senator Frist Announce2018 Fellows Class

LHC Announces 2017 AwardWinners

Upcoming Events

January 18 LHC Executive Briefing with Joey

Jacobs, Chairman and CEO,Acadia Healthcare

January 25 Council Panel: Wall Street's Viewon Prospects for the Health Care

Industry

February 27 Council and Healtheir Tennessee

Present: Gubernatorial Panel

March 11-13* LHC Delegation to Washington, D.C.

April 6 Council Discussion with Jonathan

Bush, CEO, athenahealth

As a reminder, the onsite eventregistration rate for all Council andLHC events is now $10 more thanonline, pre-event registration.

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discussion titled"Pharma/ProviderCollaborations: DrivingChange in Health Care."The panel includedChristian Clymer, vicepresident, public affairsand communications,PhRMA; Josh F.Peterson, M.D., associateprofessor of medicine andbiomedical informatics,Vanderbilt University

Medical School; and David Spigel, M.D., chief scientific officer and director of thelung cancer research program, Sarah Cannon Research Institute. The discussionwas moderated by Dee Anna Smith, CEO, Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute ofHCA Healthcare. Life Science Tennessee served as a partnering organization forthis event. More here. Pictures here.

Thank you to all Council members for their continued support and involvement. OnNovember 30, the Council hosted more than 350 members for the annual board-hosted holiday reception at Nissan Stadium. Pictures here.

Council Hosts Networking and LearningOpportunities with Member Executives

The Council routinely hosts member CEOs, CFOs and CIOs as part of severalongoing series of discussions featuring conversations with leaders from the healthcare industry. These gatherings offer an opportunity for networking among a smallgroup of senior executives.

This quarter featured guest speakers Aaron Gani, enterprise vice president andchief technology officer, Humana; Paul Kusserow, president and CEO, Amedisys;

*Limited sponsorshipopportunities are available.Sponsorships are a key way

members can support theCouncil and LHC and gain

exposure at member events. Please contact Jamie Lee.

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Hosts Panel Discussion onPharma/Provider Collaborations in

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and Dr. Wendy Long, director, TennCare and deputy commissioner, health financeand administration, State of Tennessee. In addition, the Council launched a newCorporate Innovation Officer series with a kick-off breakfast in November.

Council, Senator Frist Announce

2018 Fellows Class

In December, the Council and Fellows co-director, former U.S. Senate MajorityLeader William H. Frist, M.D., and health care economist, Larry Van Horn,announced the 2018 class of the Nashville Health Care Council Fellows. The classof 31 senior executives from various sectors of the health care industry will addresschallenges facing the nation's health care system and collaborate toward positivetransformations within the industry.

To see who is in the 2018 class and to learn more about Council Fellows, clickhere.

On December 6, CouncilFellows hosted a FellowsAlumni breakfast withStephen K. Klasko, M.D.,president and CEO,Thomas JeffersonUniversity and ThomasJefferson Health inPhiladelphia, Penn.

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Register Today for LHC's 2018 Delegation to Washington, D.C.

Make plans to join LHC for the 2018 Delegation to Washington, D.C., March 11-13,featuring policymakers, nationally recognized thought leaders and health carepolicy experts. Click here to find out more and to register for this year's Delegation.In addition, this year LHC is offering two scholarships

*Sponsorship opportunities available.

LHC Announces 2017 Award Winners

LHC announced its 2017 award winners during their annual holiday and awardsreception.

Jessica Harthcock, CEO and founder of Utilize Health, was named HealthCare Emerging Leader of the Year.Stephen Smith, program manager at Meharry Medical College, receivedthe Ambassador of the Year award.Kraft Healthcare Consulting was named the Supporting Organization ofthe Year for its ongoing commitment to LHC and enriching the nextgeneration of health care leaders.

To learn more, click here.

Thank you to LHC members for their continued support and involvement. InDecember, LHC hosted more than 150 members for the annual holiday and awardsreception at 21c Hotel and Museum. Pictures here.

In October, LHC memberstook part in an LHCIndustry Tour of RonaldMcDonald House Charities(RMHC) of Nashville. Themission of RMHC ofNashville is to keepfamilies close by providingessential resources and a

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"home-away-from-home"for families of critically illchildren receiving inpatientor outpatient medical careat Nashville area hospitals.More here.

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