<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/regional-hospital-voice/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[The Regional Hospital Voice Podcast]]></title><podcast:guid>23ad4963-1c4f-5914-9102-77d43d2bdf3e</podcast:guid><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:15:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 Mark Craig]]></copyright><managingEditor>Mark Craig</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Regional hospitals are the heartbeats of the communities they serve. Across America, the local hospital is the difference between receiving care or getting sicker, between stability or economic decline, between a community that thrives and one that struggles to grow. 

Yet every day, the leaders who protect these hospitals face shrinking reimbursements, rising costs, workforce pressures, payer games, and the closure of essential service lines.

Hosted by Mark Craig, founder of Write-Off Warrior and long-time advocate for protecting healthcare access, The Regional Hospital Voice brings you candid conversations with hospital and health leaders who are fighting to keep care local.


We explore questions like how to protect reimbursement in a margin-pressured environment, what sustainable independence actually looks like, how leaders recruit and retain clinicians in competitive markets, and what small hospitals can teach the healthcare industry about resilience and purpose.

Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at:

https://podcast.writeoffwarrior.com/podcast-guest ]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/97ec8cc1-93aa-444a-9d43-7f25354af06f/The-Regional-Hospital-Voice-1.jpg</url><title>The Regional Hospital Voice Podcast</title><link><![CDATA[https://podcast.writeoffwarrior.com/podcast-guest-home-page]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/97ec8cc1-93aa-444a-9d43-7f25354af06f/The-Regional-Hospital-Voice-1.jpg"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Mark Craig</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Mark Craig</itunes:author><description>Regional hospitals are the heartbeats of the communities they serve. Across America, the local hospital is the difference between receiving care or getting sicker, between stability or economic decline, between a community that thrives and one that struggles to grow. 

Yet every day, the leaders who protect these hospitals face shrinking reimbursements, rising costs, workforce pressures, payer games, and the closure of essential service lines.

Hosted by Mark Craig, founder of Write-Off Warrior and long-time advocate for protecting healthcare access, The Regional Hospital Voice brings you candid conversations with hospital and health leaders who are fighting to keep care local.


We explore questions like how to protect reimbursement in a margin-pressured environment, what sustainable independence actually looks like, how leaders recruit and retain clinicians in competitive markets, and what small hospitals can teach the healthcare industry about resilience and purpose.

Think you&apos;d be a great guest on the show? Apply at:

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