CEO 6 Month Report

At Northern Light Health, we firmly believe in a culture of caring—an inclusive culture that cares for all regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or religious preferences.

CULTURE OF CARING

A LOOK BACK • To keep a pulse on current activities and address concerns, the president and CEO has regularly attended department and provider team meetings either in-person or by Zoom. • In May, we began our Friday Reflection to provide thoughtful and supportive messages to all employees. The weekly emails have been well received. • We made strides toward understanding, respecting, and strengthening our culture of caring. The efforts below mark only the start of this important work: - Created a Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality Council with members from across the system who help guide social and medical justice initiatives. This council met for the first time August 18. - Since June, at least one Friday Reflection message a month has focused on a topic related to social and/or medical justice. - Senior leaders have conducted Zoom dialog/listening sessions with colleagues as a first step in learning about the varied experiences of people who work within Northern Light Health. By mid-August, we held 43 listening sessions with 475 participants.

- In July, we launched the Tim Talk podcast series to open hearts and minds to diversity, and discuss issues of social and medical justice: www.northernlight.org/podcast

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