On this episode series – which follows the theme of health equity – MHA CEO Brian Peters is joined by Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health (previously Spectrum Health) and 2021 chair of the MHA Board of Trustees. The two discuss health equity from a leadership lens, and why/how Spectrum Health has made health equity a priority as our healthcare workforce continues combatting COVID-19. Tina also shares insight on how an ongoing commitment to ending racism and health inequities changes the way Corewell executes its mission.

Corewell is an integrated health system with 14 hospitals and a health plan serving more than 1.2M members. To learn more, visit: www.corewellhealth.org/

***NOTE: Data mentioned in this episode (at the 2:12 time stamp and other) represent numbers from the date of the record (8/30/21). The latest COVID-19 state hospital data is updated weekly and can be viewed on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services dashboard at https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98159-523641--,00.html