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An advocate for improving quality and access in healthcare, Tom Priselac has developed strategic and operational innovations to foster high-quality, safe and efficient care for patients. Under his leadership, Cedars-Sinai has earned an international reputation for quality care, community service, research and education while evolving from a community hospital to a major health system that continues to expand to better serve patients. Tom’s perspectives on healthcare delivery and policy are sought by a wide variety of groups. He is a past chair of the American Hospital Association Board of Trustees and a past chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges. He was chair of the American Hospital Association in 2009, during the development of Affordable Care Act. He also formerly chaired the California Hospital Association and the Hospital Association of Southern California.Among his leadership roles in organizations working to strengthen the communities of Los Angeles, Tom is a member of the Board of Councilors of the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Civic Alliance, the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs, the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. He has received numerous awards for leadership in healthcare and his commitment to improving the health of the underserved, including the American Hospital Association’s Distinguished Service Award, the AAMC Distinguished Service Award, the Special Needs Network’s Distinguished Community Champion Corporate Leadership Award and the Charles R. Drew University Board of Trustees Medal of Honor.Tom writes and speaks on a variety of policy issues related to the delivery and financing of healthcare, healthcare quality and safety, and the adoption and implementation of information technology. He is an adjunct professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, where he teaches principles of organizational leadership.

Senior executive with more than 30 years of progressive experience in health care leadership, combining a strong clinical background with well-seasoned business wisdom. Specific expertise in operations, finance and physician relations. Strengths in strategic planning, clinical integration, cost containment, facilities planning and leadership development. • Graduating high school as a scholar-athlete kicked off a successful career in physical therapy and eventually executive leadership. • Progressive management roles in clinical programs evolved into vice president positions, leading up to president and CEO roles in Philadelphia region hospitals. • With an MBA and an affinity for servant leadership and inclusive management, transformed a general acute care community hospital into a tertiary-level medical center during one of health care’s most challenging eras. • Personally values health, fitness and sports, family and friends, travel, cultural and spiritual cultivation, and social networking.

Philip 'Phil' Incarnati is a Board Member at Reliant Renal Care Inc, Board Member at PYRAMID HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, and President/CEO at McLaren Health Care. He has worked as Board Member at Theragenics Corporation; Board Member at HBO; and Board Member at PREMIER, INC.. Philip works or has worked at Detroit Receiving Hospital & Univ Hlth Ctr and Wayne State University. He studied at Eastern Michigan University.

As president and chief executive officer, Bill Gassen is leading efforts to tackle some of medicine’s most challenging issues, including the state of global health, breast cancer, pediatric rare diseases and type 1 diabetes. At the same time, the organization is also advancing health care through its innovative integration of genomics into primary care, the creation of an expansive biobank and the exploration of the healing powers of immunotherapy and adipose stem cells. Gassen began his career at Sanford Health in 2012 as corporate counsel and transitioned to the human resources department two years later as vice president of human resource integration and eventually became the chief human resources officer. In 2019, he was promoted to chief administrative officer with oversight of human resources, technology solutions, legal, facilities, business development and the Sanford Sports Complex. Prior to joining Sanford Health, Gassen spent several years in private legal practice. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a law degree, both from the University of South Dakota. Gassen and his wife, Jill, have five children.

At the helm of one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the nation, Madeline Bell is known as an innovator and a trailblazer, leading teams of experts with the shared goals of improving patient care, doing pioneering research and making tomorrow’s breakthroughs on behalf of children around the world. A bold leader, she has extensive experience creating and leading CHOP’s healthcare strategy, securing major philanthropic gifts to fuel CHOP’s research and clinical discoveries, hospital operations, enterprise corporate services, and growth strategies. Tackling challenges with a mix of compassion and integrity - having started in the field as a pediatric nurse - Bell has received international recognition for innovations in pediatric healthcare, public policy and family-centered care.

Robert 'Bob' Trenschel is a President/CEO at YUMA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. He studied at NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY and Florida International University - FIU.