2025 Small & Rural Hospitals Meeting Materials

Thank you for registering for the 2025 IHA Small and Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting! We look forward to seeing you in Springfield for our one-day conference on June 12.

Corporate Sponsor Challenge 

We’re bringing back the sponsor signature challenge this year. IHA members will receive a challenge card when you arrive: your goal is to collect 14 signatures from our corporate sponsors throughout the meeting. Make sure to drop your completed card in the box at the registration table by 3pm for your chance to win one $500 gift card or one of two $100 gift cards.

Winners must be present to win. The drawing will take place at 4 p.m., so be sure to stick around.

Speaker Slide Decks

Beyond the Hospital Walls: Building Trust and Transforming Communities
Andrew McCrea, Keynote Speaker and Oscar-Winning Broadcaster

Panel Discussion: Innovative Strategies to Address Community Behavioral Health Needs

Hot Topics in Rural Hospital Regulations
Martie Ross, JD, Consulting Principal, PYA and Director, PYA Center for Rural Health Advancement

Uncovering How Medicare Advantage Plans are Not Paying You – Finding Solutions
Richelle Marting, JD, MHSA, RHIA, CPC, CEMC, CPMA, CPC-I, Attorney, Marting Law, LLC