The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA) is holding its 2025 Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Leaders Summit this week in Hot Springs focusing on the future of healthcare delivery in the Commonwealth.
The three-day summit, held at the Omni Homestead Resort, is hosted by VHHA and the VHHA Foundation as a “platform to explore what’s next in healthcare delivery” through panel discussions, policy conversations, and other networking.
This year’s theme of the event is “Insight. Innovation. Impact.”
Among those featured at the event include National Journal Editor-in-Chief Jeff Dufour, NextMed Health Founder and Chair Dr. Daniel Kraft, and Phlow Corp. Co-Founder and CEO Dr. Eric Edwards.
VHHA President and CEO Sean T. Connaughton (pictured above) emphasized how this year’s summit “is forward-looking as we focus on adaptation efforts to catalyze progress through the exchange of ideas and the formation of partnerships to help shape the future of healthcare delivery in Virginia.”
“The world around us is shifting rapidly and those changes broadly impact society, including Virginia’s hospitals…In this moment, it is vital that we create spaces such as the Summit for reflection and learning to support our members and the critically important work they do,” he added.
Program highlights from the summit include a panel discussion on the work to make Virginia the healthiest state in the nation, updates from VHHA affiliates VHHA Solutions and VHHA Foundation, a presentation recognizing American College of Healthcare Executives award recipients, and a ceremony to honor 2025 VHHA Outstanding Service Award recipients.
Valley Health President and CEO Mark Nantz, who also chairs the VHHA Board of Directors, said, “Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It comes from hard work around a shared purpose and the insight derived from that experience.”
“The 2025 Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Leaders Summit reflects that spirit by bringing together a diverse group of leaders to explore bold strategies that improve care and strengthen communities,” Nantz added.
This week’s summit follows VHHA’s 2025 Virginia Behavioral Health Summit held in September, which focused on addressing issues surrounding behavioral health in Virginia.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “Sean Connaughton” by VHHA.
