Healthcare Governance
We help boards do their best work.
Practical governance expertise for boards navigating complexity, change, and important decisions.
When boards work well, communities benefit.
Our Clients
We work with healthcare provider organizations.
That includes hospitals of all shapes and sizes, health systems, academic medicine, networks, medical groups, and provider associations.
Our Services
We provide big-firm expertise with boutique-firm responsiveness.
Education
From conference stages to boardrooms, we provide practical, insight-rich education on healthcare governance and strategy that stretches thinking and strengthens leadership.
Retreat Facilitation
Never dull, highly interactive, aways engaging. We plan and facilitate board retreats that challenge thinking, unlock collective wisdom, and build shared understanding.
Assessment + Recs
We take a look under the hood of your board to assess, diagnose, and recommend tweaks and adjustments for stronger performance and greater positive impact.
Structure + Process
We design new governance structures – or reimagine old ones – as organizations affiliate, partner, evolve, or grow more complex.
Change
We work alongside you to identify the right improvements at the right time and provide a practical approach to making the changes happen painlessly.
Ongoing Advice + Support
If needed, we stay on to handle the day-to-day board operations including agendas, materials, minutes and calendars so that you can focus on the work of leading and governing.
Case studies
Great governance in action!
Structured Medical Group Governance at Providence Health
A Governance Evolution Through System Affiliation
Governance Effectiveness at Marshall
Building a Network for Independent Regional Healthcare
WHat we Solve
We help your board...
- Gain clarity on roles and responsibilities.
- Strengthen fiduciary, strategic, and generative governance.
- Put the right policies, tools, and practices in place.
- Navigate change, leadership transitions, and affiliations.
- Understand key governance and healthcare issues.
- Have meaningful boardl-level discussions that advance the mission.
Witalis LLC is a national healthcare governance consulting firm specializing in governance design, board effectiveness, strategic planning, and board retreat facilitation for hospitals, health systems, medical groups, and other healthcare provider organizations.