In this episode, we chat with Northwell Health President and CEO Michael J Dowling and how he has risen to become one of healthcare's great leaders. His newly released memoir titled, After the Roof Caved In: An immigrant's journey from Ireland to America, provides the background for this chat -- but, so, too, is his philosophy on life, his leadership style, and how he and his healthcare team managed to get through the COVID pandemic His rags-to-riches story is certain to inspire anyone: Dowling grew up in Knockaderry, a small village in rural Ireland, where he knew only of deep poverty. Today, he is at the helm of the largest healthcare provider in New York State, overseeing more than 74,000 employees, 23 hospitals, and nearly 800 facilities.

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