The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas
National Specialty Care Access Coalition (NSCAC)

Join us for panels, cocktails & hors d'oeuvres at

The Rural Health Access Exchange Workshop

An exclusive afternoon with the National Specialty Care Access Coalition. Featuring Dr. Geeta Nayyar (former CMO, Salesforce), Dr. Chris DeRienzo (American Hospital Association) and Dr. Mandy Cohen (former Director, CDC).

Presented in partnership with

HLTH

Supported by

T-MobileSevaroAWS
Date

Tue, Nov 17

2026

Time

2:30 – 5:00 PM

Pacific Time · Cocktail reception to follow

Location

Murano 3301AB

The Venetian, Las Vegas

Workshop overview

Roughly one in five Americans lives in a rural area, but fewer than one in ten physicians practices there. Patients in rural and underserved urban communities face long waits, unnecessary transfers, and disjointed referrals for specialty care, with children often facing the greatest barriers.

The speakers

Meet the Panel

Opening remarks

Dr. Rajiv Narula

Dr. Rajiv Narula

NSCAC Co-Chair

Dr. Chethan Sathya

Dr. Chethan Sathya

NSCAC Co-Chair

Panel 1

Delivering Multispecialty Care, Close to Home

  • Dr. Geeta Nayyar

    Author, former CMO, Salesforce

  • Dr. Chris DeRienzo

    American Hospital Association (AHA)

  • Dr. Mandy Cohen

    National Advisor, former Director, CDC

  • Leah Rosengaus

    Stanford Health Care

Panel 2

Powering Access: The Infrastructure Behind Virtual Specialty Care

  • Dr. Graham Walker

    MDCalc

  • Dr. Monica Coley

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • Dr. Haider Warraich

    ARPA-H

  • Tarun Sheshraj

    T-Mobile for Business

Join the Workshop!

Tuesday, November 17 · 2:30 - 5:00 PM PT · Murano 3301AB

Join us at HLTH 2026

Tuesday, November 17 · 2:30 – 5:00 PM PT · Murano 3301AB

About the coalition

The National Specialty Care Access Coalition brings together health systems, clinicians, and technology partners to transform specialty care access for rural and underserved communities. See the 50+ health systems and partners in the coalition.

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