Shaping Health Care for 2026: Insights From the AHA’s Incoming Board Chair

In this special Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and outgoing AHA board chair, sits down with Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and incoming 2026 AHA board chair. Together, they reflect on the year’s greatest challenges and achievements — from advances in digital innovation and workforce engagement, to the evolving role of hospitals in their communities. Dr. Boom shares his leadership philosophies, priorities for the year ahead, and his vision for tackling affordability, accelerating innovation, and strengthening collaboration across the health care field.

This podcast has been edited for time. To view the full video conversation, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUsHkHRPcQY