Health system executive leaders and boards have recently weathered numerous existential challenges, from COVID-19 to cyberattacks to the One Big Beautiful Bill. These events have stoked fear of future crises, which has led some organizations to deprioritize focused strategic planning efforts.
However, health system boards should expect their executive leaders to face these concerns head-on and identify a viable strategic and financial path forward.
This article was originally published in the November 2025 edition of The Governance Institute’s E-Briefings newsletter. We thank The Governance Institute for the opportunity to republish this article.
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Gavin McDermott is a Managing Director at Kaufman Hall and co-leads the firm’s Financial Planning & Data Analytics practice.
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Amanda Steele is a Managing Director and co-leads Kaufman Hall’s Strategy & Business Transformation practice, where she focuses her time advising health systems and provider enterprises with their enterprise strategy – developing value propositions to deliver on their missions and visions in light of the fast-changing healthcare landscape.
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