Better Never Stops - The Virginia Mason Institute Podcast

About Better Never Stops - The Virginia Mason Institute Podcast

Join us for inspiring conversations with healthcare leaders and improvement experts. Virginia Mason Institute partners with organizations and executive leadership teams to develop and adopt a patient-centered management system to dramatically improve quality, safety and efficiency – with the goal of enabling and supporting the creation and evolution of a sustainable culture of continuous improvement. We seek to help organizations dramatically elevate the patient experience, eliminate waste and sustain excellence long-term.

Publisher

Virginia Mason Institute

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jun 2020

Latest episode

3 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Aug 2026

   Culture of Care

   Join host Brenda McLeod in conversation with Kuldeep Singh, Helen Cyrus, and Alice Forsythe about NHS England’s multi-strand Culture of Care Programme. Featured in this episode: Kuldeep Singh | Helen Cyrus (https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-k-cyrus-b02348209/) | Alice Forsythe (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliceforsythe/) | Brenda McLeod (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendasmcleod/)

2. 

   29 May 2026

   Bridge to Excellence with Three Rivers Hospital

   Join host Brenda McLeod in conversation with Jamie Boyer, German Meza, and Karen Gifford about implementing a management system at Three Rivers, a rural hospital in Washington state. Featured in this episode: Jamie Boyer (https://threerivershospital.net/our_team/hospital_administration/) | German Meza | Karen Gifford (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-gifford-82322629/) | Brenda McLeod (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendasmcleod/)

3. 

   18 Feb 2026

   Building connections in the operating theatre - with hats!

   In our first-ever video episode, host Chris Backous chats with Liz Fitzhugh and Danielle Checketts about how reusable surgical hats are saving the environment and building relationships in the operating theatre and beyond. Featured in this episode: Danielle Checketts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-checketts-2515881b/) | Liz Fitzhugh (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-fitzhugh-989946260/) | Chris Backous (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-backous-04726775/)

Who has been a guest on Better Never Stops - The Virginia Mason Institute Podcast

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• Wendy Korthuis-Smith
• Anita Day
• Andy Hardy
• Adam Sewell-Jones
• Eliot Fagley

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

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Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

31

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