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The Hook in One Paragraph

"On his second Monday as Chief Administrative Officer, an EF-5 tornado destroyed Moore Medical Center. Every patient and every employee survived. What Richie Splitt witnessed in the rubble — security officers coordinating like trauma surgeons, housekeepers comforting patients like chaplains — became the foundation of his philosophy of healthcare leadership and the basis for his new book on what healthcare has lost and how to get it back."

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KEY STATISTICS

44%

Americans rating U.S. healthcare quality as excellent or good — a 24-year low
Gallup, December 2024

287,000+

Staff RNs who left their hospital positions in 2024
2025 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report

70%

Americans who say the U.S. healthcare system has major problems or is in a state of crisis
Gallup, Health and Healthcare poll

2 in 5

Registered nurses who intend to leave the workforce within five years
2024 National Nursing Workforce Study, NCSBN

BIO

Richie Splitt has spent three decades in healthcare, from physical therapy tech in 1995 — when the Oklahoma City bombing reshaped his understanding of the work — to president and CEO of one of Oklahoma's largest community-based independent health systems. On his second Monday as Chief Administrative Officer, an EF-5 tornado destroyed Moore Medical Center; every patient and every employee survived, and what he witnessed in the rubble became the foundation of his leadership philosophy. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, was named one of Oklahoma's Most Admired CEOs by The Journal Record in 2020, and led a $310M capital modernization while expanding healthcare access for underserved Oklahomans during the COVID-19 pandemic. His new book, The Healer Revolution: How to Restore the Soul of Healthcare (and Any Organization That Serves Others), with a foreword by Quint Studer, releases May 12, 2026. He writes and speaks on healthcare's meaning crisis, the universality of healer identity, and the architecture of durable culture

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ABOUT RICHIE SPLITT

Credentials

MS, MBA, FACHE

Fellow, American College of Healthcare Executives

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City bombing, 1995

Was working at a nearby hospital as a physical therapy tech when the Murrah Building was bombed — his first exposure to healthcare in crisis.

Former role

President & CEO

Norman Regional Health System, Oklahoma

Moore Tornado, 2013

Moore Tornado, 2013

EF-5 tornado destroyed Moore Medical Center on his second Monday as CAO. Every patient and every employee survived. The experience defined his leadership philosophy.

Recognition

One of Oklahoma's Most Admired CEOs

2020 — named by The Journal Record

COVID-19 response

COVID-19 response

Led the system through the pandemic while simultaneously executing a $310M capital modernization. Expanded healthcare access for underserved Oklahomans through multi-year advocacy.

INTERVIEW TOPICS

  • Why healthcare's crisis is one of meaning, not operations

  • The Moore tornado — what the rubble revealed about identity

  • Why every healthcare worker — not just clinicians — is a healer

  • The "Tuesday Test": finding purpose in ordinary moments

  • Building culture that survives leadership transitions

  • Leadership transitions and the architecture of durable culture

  • The Healer Culture framework: 5 layers explained

  • Healthcare access in underserved communities — what executives can do

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SELECTED PRESS

Upcoming

Episode Title

Connected by Health
Podcast with Dr. Krishna Vedala
August 2026
Upcoming

Episode Title 2

Connected by Health
Podcast with Dr. Krishna Vedala
August 2026
Upcoming

Episode Title 3

Connected by Health
Podcast with Dr. Krishna Vedala
August 2026

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Booking & Contact

For interview requests, podcast bookings, speaking inquiries, or review copies, please contact: info@healerrevolution.org 

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