Megan Greenfield
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I'm Megan Greenfield and I'm a partner in McKinsey's Boston office.
Excited to be joined today by Dr. Kevin Churchwell, President and CEO of Boston Children's Hospital.
Dr. Churchwell has had an illustrious career.
Born in Tennessee, he's a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt Medical School.
Dr. Churchwell completed his pediatric residency and a clinical fellowship in pediatric critical care at Boston Children's Hospital.
Prior to joining Boston Children's as chief operating officer in 2013, he served as a CEO of two other children's hospitals.
He is also an associate professor of pediatric anesthesia at Harvard Medical School.
Welcome, Dr. Churchwell.
To kick it off, for those of us in a global audience who are not as familiar with Boston Children's Hospital, tell us a little about it and what drew you there in 2013.
Thank you for sharing.
When you were named CEO back in March, one of your board members told the Boston Globe that you were level-headed and unflappable, which is incredibly impressive as the pandemic offered a leadership test like no other.
Describe for us what it was like at Boston Children's back in those early days of the pandemic.
How has the clinical response to the health crisis evolved from then to today?
It's truly amazing.
I think that's the fastest change in healthcare that we've ever seen.
Thinking about the role of leaders in a crisis, you have been widely recognized as a uniquely empathic CEO.
Reflecting on your role at the height of this pandemic, how did you approach supporting your workforce, both those remotely and those on the front lines, to help them navigate what was one of the most challenging times they've ever faced?
I love that, framing as a servant leader.
I'd love to turn to a topic that has been front and center in the pandemic, which is mental and behavioral health.
In addition to seeing the patients that are being impacted directly by COVID-19, the pandemic has taken a staggering toll on mental and behavioral health.