AHLA 2025 Annual Meeting

Join ECG's Allison Pullins, Karen Kole, and Kathryn Taylor at AHLA 2025 Annual Meeting, June 30 - July 2, 2025 in San Diego, CA.

Attending AHLA's Annual Meeting will provide you with the most current information and in-depth analysis on a myriad of issues facing your health care clients and institutions. Whether it’s through attending a session on a topic new to you, diving deeper into your areas of expertise, or networking with colleagues, you will gain new insights and hear practical solutions for addressing legal, regulatory, and operational issues facing the health care industry.

ECG is a proud sponsor and exhibitor.

Speech:

Getting Aligned: Structuring Strategic Affiliations for Community Providers

Monday, June 30
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. (PT)

Karen Kole, ECG Principal, will discuss strategic partnerships between community hospitals and regionally or nationally renowned programs and physician organizations, highlighting the following:

• Obtaining alignment between the community hospital and AMCs/physician organization in light of the benefits, challenges and ultimate partnership goals of both sides of the transactions
• Common strategic partnership structure options and compliance/business risks of each option
• Applicable regulatory considerations and guardrails to each strategic partnership structure
• Approach to fair market valuation and key financial terms to ensure successful and compliant financial arrangement
• Recent case studies of rural community provider affiliations, challenges encountered, and how the parties found solutions and ultimate alignment in the business terms

Speakers include:

• Leah D'Aurora Richardson, Foley & Lardner