Why ProMedica’s CEO is calling for a new healthcare model: Episode 3

Modern Healthcare’s Healthcare Insider Podcast

The healthcare sector is a major contributor to the climate crisis, with studies showing the industry accounts for about 8.5% of total U.S. carbon emissions. Efforts to address climate change fall into the ESG framework, which stands for environment, social and governance.

Over the last several months, Randy Oostra, CEO of ProMedica, a health and well-being company based in Toldeo, Ohio, has participated in the Healthcare Insider podcast to call for a new care delivery model.

In this episode, Oostra shares why addressing climate change is a critical component to creating a new healthcare delivery model, explaining the business case for healthcare leaders as well as the impacts extreme weather events are having on vulnerable communities. Oostra also dives into how ProMedica’s ESG strategy is guiding their work in this area.

*Editor's note: This episode was recorded before Modern Healthcare Custom Media's ESG Summit: The New Imperative event.