Austin, TX (October 1, 2012) Kathryn Weldon, Director of Leadership & Culture Alignment for NewLight Healthcare spoke at the September 2012 Joint Rural and Underserved Health Conference in Norman, Oklahoma. Her talk was titled “Creating Winning Cultures”. It was based on programs she’s helped rural hospital executives and managers implement who desire to enhance employee engagement and create great places to work. The main focus of the talk was how leaders and staff can build a hospital culture that drives initiative and excellence.
Feedback from attendees was very positive. A few quotes regarding Kathryn’s presentation were; “Excellent presentation, much needed”, “Very practical and knowledgeable”, “Loved her slides and activity” and “Good presentation…speaker smiled often and injected humor in talk”.
As a forward-thinking trainer, speaker and coach, Kathryn has successfully helped facilitate change in organizations for over the last 20 years. She has been an instrumental force in organizational turnarounds yielding significant increases in employee fulfillment and revenue for rural hospitals and within divisions of Fortune 100 organizations.
The Joint Rural and Underserved Health Conference brought together members of the Oklahoma Primary Care Association, Rural Health Association of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma Office of Rural Health to discuss issues facing healthcare delivery in rural and underserved Oklahoma.
About NewLight Healthcare
NewLight Healthcare is a hospital management and consulting firm based in Austin, Texas focused on serving the unique needs of rural and small community hospitals. NewLight offers a vast array of consulting services designed to improve the health of your hospital such as; financial services, online financial benchmarking tool, cultural transformation, marketing services, and more. Our professional team has extensive experience and is inspired to ensure the long term success of your hospital.