Session Details
Date & Time
Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
Name
03. Strengthen Your Workforce Without Ballooning Costs
Session Type
Panel
Location
Grand I (East Tower - Ballroom Level)
Speakers
- Karline Soto, MBA, Associate Operating Officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Rudy Taby, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Hospital and Critical Care Medicine, SCP Health
- Shannon Cermak, MHA, Chief Operating Officer, Medical Group and Ambulatory, Loyola University Health System
- Tracy Koster, MHA, RHCEOC, Chief Operating Officer, Carlinville Area Hospital
Description
Workforce pressures are intensifying as labor costs climb. This panel explores how organizations can strengthen staffing, engagement, and performance without inflating expenses. Leaders share strategies around workforce redesign, technology support, scheduling, and development that improve resilience, retention, and productivity while keeping labor costs under control.