Practical strategies for
solving the health care puzzle


June 19 – 21  |  SAN DIEGO

VITAL2024

Thank You for Joining Us

VITAL2024 attendees gained valuable insights, learned best practices, and developed strategies with their peers to shape the future of health care. They discovered breakthroughs and best practices on topics including hospital financing, patient experience, health equity, structural racism, and behavioral and population health.

First-Time Attendees

We were so excited to welcome all our first-time attendees to this unique conference.

What Made VITAL2024 Essential?

  • Content developed for essential hospital leaders by essential hospital leaders who have overcome shared challenges.
  • Practical and inspiring sessions focused on the needs of mission-driven hospitals.
  • Real-time updates on legislation, policy, and industry trends affecting your hospital.
  • Opportunities to connect and share ideas with hundreds of hospital leaders.
  • Who Attended?
  • Testimonials
  • Our Tracks: Insights from Essential Hospital Leaders
Who Attended?

Our diverse attendees were hospital administrators and executives responsible for the leadership, operations, patient experience, quality of care, finances, and continued success of essential hospitals. VITAL2024 provided insights, strategies, and connections to accomplish big goals.

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Testimonials

VITAL2024 provided a myriad networking opportunities to make new connections, share transformative best practices, and continue building lasting relationships with peers. Here’s what our attendees have to say!


“I loved networking with colleagues from across the country who face the same challenges and the opportunities to exchange ideas.”

“I appreciated the presentations and the ability to network.”

“I loved meeting other health systems with similar missions and dedication to care for the health and well-being of EVERY individual in the communities served with the highest level of care.” 

“The entire event! It was exciting, timely, informative, provocative. It made me energized to get more things done!”  

“It was uplifting to connect physically and ideologically with hospital leaders who are in the same boat — meaning that we are kindred spirits who share the realities of navigating turbulent health care waters, with limited resources, all while drawing upon innovative, inspired, and strategic actions to attain success. I left the conference feeling even more energized and optimistic about the potential for essential hospitals to thrive.”

Our Tracks: Insights from Essential Hospital Leaders

VITAL2024 convened health care experts to stimulate thinking, inspire action, and energize leaders from essential hospitals. Our learning sessions, focusing on equity, growth, and success in the evolving health care landscape, were the foundation of the VITAL2024 conference.

Education Tracks:

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Freedman Leadership Lecture Keynote

Our Barry R. Freedman Leadership Lecture Keynote speaker in San Diego was Nicholas Webb, futurist, author, and innovation and health care expert.

About the Barry R. Freedman Leadership Lecture

The Barry R. Freedman Leadership Lecture, held annually and sponsored by Jefferson Einstein Hospital, in Philadelphia, honors the extensive career in health care service of Barry Freedman. Recognizing his steadfast dedication to disadvantaged populations, his influential tenure as a former president and CEO of Einstein, and his role as a former board member of America’s Essential Hospitals, the lecture series focuses on vital health care challenges, innovations, and the evolving landscape of essential hospitals. This initiative celebrates Freedman’s enduring legacy by promoting critical discussions and advancements in health care leadership and policy, emphasizing the importance of meeting the needs of the underserved.

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Keynote Speaker

Nicholas Webb

Futurist, Author, and Innovation and Health Care Expert
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Justin Barad, MD

Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Osso VR

Horizon Talk Speaker

Our Horizon Talk speaker was Justin Barad, MD, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Osso VR, an award-winning startup that leverages virtual reality for surgical training and assessment.

VITAL2024

Thank You Sponsors


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