Whole Health Leadership: Aligning Strategy, Innovation, and Performance

Healthcare leadership is evolving. Today’s leaders are being called to create environments where people thrive, care is meaningful, and performance is sustainable.

Whole Health Leadership is an evidence-informed, people-centered approach that integrates servant leadership, workforce well-being, patient-centered care, and system performance into a unified leadership framework. It aligns what matters to people with how organizations perform—creating cultures where patients, clinicians, and systems succeed together.

This virtual leadership event brings together national pioneers and operational leaders who are actively advancing Whole Health across healthcare systems, translating vision into real-world, measurable impact.

Why Whole Health Leadership — Why Now?

Healthcare organizations are navigating unprecedented complexity: workforce burnout, rising costs, safety concerns, and increasing expectations for equity and experience.

Whole Health Leadership responds to this moment by helping leaders:

• Lead with empathy and accountability
• Build resilient, engaged teams
• Improve outcomes while managing financial pressure
• Design systems that support both healing and high performance

Rather than treating well-being, quality, and performance as separate initiatives, Whole Health Leadership integrates them into a cohesive strategy for sustainable success.

Featured Leadership Conversation

This event features Dr. Tracy Gaudet, one of the founding architects of the Whole Health movement, alongside an accomplished panel of healthcare executives, clinicians, and operational leaders who bring diverse perspectives on leadership, culture, and implementation.

• Together, the panel will explore:
• Whole Health as a leadership and cultural strategy
• Servant leadership in healthcare transformation
• Real-world implementation across complex systems
• Measuring ROI: engagement, safety, outcomes, and total cost of care
• Practical steps leaders can apply immediately

Meet the Moderator and Panelists

Dr. Tracy Gaudet

Founding Leader, Whole Health Movement

National pioneer of Whole Health and former VA executive who led the largest system-wide transformation toward patient-centered, purpose-driven care—connecting leadership, workforce well-being, and outcomes at scale.

Linda Kay Coogan, RN, FACHE

Moderator | Whole Health Executive & Scholar

Healthcare executive and leadership scholar with more than 35 years of experience in performance excellence, Whole Health implementation, and cultural transformation. Linda brings a systems-level focus on measurable ROI, workforce engagement, and sustainable leadership impact.

Amir Farooqi, FACHE

Health System CEO & Change Leader

Senior VA executive recognized for leading inclusive, high-performing organizations and translating Whole Health principles into enterprise strategy, governance, and operational accountability across complex healthcare systems.

Brandy Taylor, RN, BSN

Whole Health Program Leader & Coach

Operational and front-line leader bringing Whole Health to life through workforce engagement, coaching, and patient-centered practice—bridging leadership vision with daily care delivery.

Christine Anne

Whole Health & Leadership Development Expert

Leader in Whole Health education and leadership development, focused on human-centered leadership, healing cultures, and aligning purpose with performance across organizations.

Who Should Attend

This event is designed for:

• Healthcare executives and senior leaders
• Physicians, nurses, and clinical directors
• Quality, safety, and performance leaders
• HR, workforce well-being, and culture leaders
• Innovation and transformation teams

Save the Date

Format: Virtual
Continuing Education: This event Qualifies for 1.5 ACHE Virtual Education Hours

Registration: Join the Leadership Conversation

This event is Organized by ACHE of Alabama and Hosted by ACHE

Registration Details

• In order to receive virtual interactive education credit, participants MUST register through the link below. If you are not an ACHE member, there is an option to create a free account. 

• Any member that wants to receive Virtual Interactive credit, must be registered and participate for 90 minutes to receive credit for the event.

• Detailed Registration Instruction HERE