Western Healthcare Alliance

Thank you for joining us for WHAAS 2026! Safe travels home!

And last, but not least, our final Trend Forum slot focused on Social Determinates of Health with Dayana Leyva - Senior Policy & Advocacy Manager, Provecho Collective; Sarah Lampe - President & Chief Executive Officer, Prime Health; and Meredith Davis - Community Partnership & Engagement Manager, Office of Health Equity, Colorado Department of Public Health. Panel moderated by Jeff Mengenhausen - Chief Executive Officer, Montrose Regional Health.

Our next Trend Forum speaker with an AI-focused presentation is Daniel Barchi - Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, CommonSpirit Health.

Thank you to our elected officials for joining us at WHAAS 2026 and being part of our panel moderated by Jeff Tieman – President & CEO, Colorado Hospital Association. Panelists include: State Representative Matt Soper - Colorado House District 54; State Representative Katie Stewart - Colorado House District 59: and State Senator Janice Rich - Colorado Senate District 7.

Trend Forum continues with a member panel focused on behavioral health. Panelists include: Victoria Romero - President & Chief Executive Officer, San Luis Valley Behavioral Health Group; Mandy Kaisner - Chief Executive Officer, Solvista Health; Jason Chippeaux - Chief Executive Officer, Health Solutions West, and Chris Lindley - Chief Population Health Officer & Executive Director of Behavioral Health, Vail Health Panel moderated by Jason Amrich - Chief Executive Officer, Gunnison Valley Health.

Congratulations to the HR Peer Network on winning the Supreme Peer Network award at WHAAS 2026! This coveted award goes to the Peer Network with the most attendees at the Summit.

Welcome to our opening Trend Forum speaker with Erin E. Sullivan, PhD - Professor of Healthcare Management, Assistant Dean & MBA Director School of Healthcare Business & Technology at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences.

Congratulations to Grand River Health and Pioneers Medical Center for winning the Supreme Member awards at WHAAS 2026. This sought-after award goes to the member organizations with the most attendees at the Summit. Two awards are given, based on overall employee size.

WHA Board Chair, Joe Theine, CEO for Southwest Health System delivers opening remarks for day two of WHAAS 2026!

Big shout out to WHA’s Corporate Partners for exhibiting and sponsoring WHAAS 2026! Thank you!