Protecting Cost, Cash and Capacity: Health System Finance Focus Day
A peer gathering for senior P2P and finance operations leaders from health systems across the country — candid discussion, networking, working lunch and a founding role in the peer community health system finance leaders need.
30 September 2026
10:00 am - 4:00 pm (EST)
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
A different kind of conversation
Health system finance teams are under more pressure than ever. This day is designed to bring the right people into a room together — to share what's working, where the hard problems still are and to start building the peer network this industry genuinely needs.
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15 health systems
Invitation-only. Small enough to ensure every voice gets heard and the conversation stays substantive.
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6 hours discussion + networking
Hear from peers leading the charge on finance transformation, share your own challenges and walk away with practical perspectives - and the relationships that make them useful.
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Candid real conversation, no positioning
Candid conversation designed to be genuinely useful to you in your role - nothing more, nothing less.
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Pittsburgh, Hosted at UPMC
One of the largest integrated health systems in the US — with panoramic views of the Pittsburgh skyline and a story worth hearing on finance operations at scale.
We already have commitments from health systems across the country. A few places remain.
Agenda: what we'll cover
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Protecting margin in a tougher environment
How finance operations either absorbs cost pressure or actively helps relieve it — and what that requires in practice.
Managing through M&A, growth and integrationThe hidden risk, inconsistent controls and operational drag that tend to follow acquisitions, new hospitals and expanded supplier bases.
Finding value already inside the businessRecovered cash, avoided leakage, stronger payment discipline — and what it takes to surface and sustain that value.
Building scalable controls across complex environmentsConsistency across multiple hospitals, entities, vendors and processes — especially where legacy systems make it harder.
Moving from transactional to strategic
What it takes to shift finance operations from cost centre to business lever — and how to make that visible to CFO and controller-level leadership.
Reducing operational drag on finance teamsFreeing teams from firefighting, supplier escalations and manual exception-handling — so they can focus on higher-value work.
Meet our speakers
Who's leading the conversation
The day is hosted by Kelly from UPMC, with peer health system leaders contributing their perspective on specific discussion themes. Speaker details to follow.
UPMC, Pittsburgh
The day will be held at UPMC's offices high above downtown Pittsburgh, with panoramic skyline views across the city. A fitting backdrop for a day that's as much about stepping back and thinking as it is about the conversation in the room.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Full address and travel information shared on confirmation.
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