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Aug 25 2025

A G.R.E.A.T. Strategy for Success: Looking Back

Written By Shane Spees
Shane Spees and Morgan Roe in a conversation on a podcast episode with the A GREAT Strategy logo between them.
Summary

In this special episode of the A. G.R.E.A.T. Strategy Podcast Series, we reflect on a year of innovation, milestones, and meaningful feedback that has shaped our strategy, strengthened communication and advanced our shared mission to improve patient care and operational excellence.

This episode of our A. G.R.E.A.T. Strategy series is particularly special to me because we look back on our past year and the entire podcast series. We started this podcast series to help our teammates better understand our strategy and to improve our communication flow. 

This episode wraps up the series by looking back on how we have driven and shared innovations in A. G.R.E.A.T. Strategy to improve patient care, access and operational efficiency.

Throughout the series, we heard from several leaders across our system about our team’s achievements. Some highlights include:

  • Going live with Epic and optimizing the now one-year-old system
  • Adding NMHS-South Marion to our health care family
  • Launching a new consumer-focused website
  • Expanding and scaling our Virtual Nursing Program
  • And so much more . . .

In this episode, we reflect on several big milestones and lessons we've learned. Additionally, we talk about ongoing efforts to make our strategic goals clear to improve communication at all levels. It also sets the stage for more excellent work our teams are doing to continue aspiring to new heights!

Feedback from our teammates and community helped us shape this podcast series, and we're committed to keeping the improvements in communication and connection to strategy coming based on your insights. I am incredibly proud of your willingness to give us feedback and lead the way for change that positively impacts our shared True North – our patients.  

Stay tuned for one final episode – a roundtable session with senior leaders where we answer questions you submitted throughout the podcast series!

Shane Spees
Shane Spees
Meet the author

Shane Spees

Michael “Shane” Spees is the president and chief executive officer of North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS). Before joining NMHS, he served as president and CEO for Baptist Health System in Birmingham, Alabama; president of Valley Baptist Hospital Holdings Inc., which serves the Rio Grande Valley in Texas; senior vice president and CEO of Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas, and held several leadership roles within the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, which serves the greater Houston area and much of Southeast Texas.

He received his master's degree in health care administration from the University of Houston at Clear Lake, a bachelor of public administration from University of Mississippi and a juris doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1995.

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