We help boards do their best work
When governance is done well, everything else improves.
Healthier organizational culture, clearer direction, better decisions, stronger oversight, and ultimately, healthier communities.
We are
thought partners, facilitators, strategists, conveners, designers, change agents, provocateurs, and project directors.
– whatever the moment requires.
Our Services
Governance Effectiveness
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.
We work alongside you to identify the right improvements at the right time
and provide a practical approach to making the changes happen painlessly.
If needed, we stay on to handle the change management and day-to-day operations including agendas, materials, minutes and calendars so that you can focus on the work of leading and governing.
Governance Design
We design new governance structures – or reimagine old ones –
as organizations affiliate, partner, evolve, or grow more complex.
We’ve been called upon to design governance structures of
academic medical center–community hospital partnerships, system affiliations, health network development and expansion, board committee structure modernization, physician alignment efforts, and emerging issues such as artificial intelligence oversight.
We do this by assess existing structures, relationships, authorities, and intended purposes
and design governance systems that work for today’s realities and tomorrow’s possibilities.
Retreat Facilitation
We plan and facilitate board retreats that
challenge thinking, unlock collective wisdom, and build shared understanding.
Our style leans toward the old school way.
We prefer white boards over slides, active discussion over report-outs, and the kind of engagement that really energizes.
Education and Presentations
From conference stages to boardrooms,
we provide practical, insight-rich education on healthcare governance and strategy that stretches thinking and strengthens leadership.
Common topics include
Governance 101 (duties, roles, responsibilities, best practices)
The three modes of governance
Great governance housekeeping
The distinction between governance and management
Physician alignment and integration
Community benefit
Navigating systemness
and many more…
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Witalis LLC is a national healthcare governance consulting firm advising hospital and health system boards on governance design, board effectiveness, retreat facilitation, and strategic thinking.