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Win Howard, MBA, FACHE
SVP & Managing Partner
As Senior Vice President and Managing Partner at HXF, Win collaborates with and advises healthcare organizations across North America on strategy, operational excellence, governance, leadership performance, and culture transformation. His work includes board development, physician engagement, senior leadership team development, and executive coaching, enabling organizations to accelerate sustainable performance improvement, strengthen quality and safety outcomes, enhance the consumer experience, and cultivate resilient, high-performing leadership teams and cultures.
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About Win
Win a seasoned Senior Healthcare Executive with more than 35 years of leadership experience across hospitals and health systems in California, Idaho, and Oregon. His career spans three high-performing health systems, including two decades in senior executive roles and more than 15 years serving as Chief Executive Officer.
Win is recognized for delivering exceptional operational outcomes while building cultures grounded in quality, safety, and engagement. Under his leadership, organizations achieved six consecutive years of CMS 5-Star performance ratings, six years of top-decile workforce engagement, strong financial performance and a decade-long distinction as a 15 Top Health System.
Win began his healthcare career as a Radiologic Technologist—an experience that shaped a leadership philosophy rooted in a deep understanding of care delivery from the bedside to the boardroom. This perspective enables Win to align frontline clinical excellence with enterprise strategy, governance, and sustainable performance.
Win holds a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Behavior and an MBA, am Board Certified in Healthcare Management (FACHE) and Lean Six Sigma certified through Villanova University.
As Senior Vice President and Managing Partner at HXF, Win collaborates with and advises healthcare organizations across North America on strategy, operational excellence, governance, leadership performance, and culture transformation. His work brings him joy and includes board development, physician engagement, senior leadership team development, and executive coaching. Win is passionate about enabling organizations to accelerate sustainable performance improvement, strengthen quality and safety outcomes, enhance the consumer experience, and cultivate resilient, high-performing leadership teams and cultures.
HXF LEADERSHIP
From advising boards to inspiring the next generation of leaders on the stage.
Recent Contributions
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Speaking: ACHE Heartland Conference (Apr 2026)
Panelist: Strategies to Create Meaningful Executive Alignment with Physician and Organizational Goals
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Article: Healthcare Experience Newsletter (Jan 2026)
Culture as a Core Responsibility of the C-Suite
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Speaking: MHA 103rd Annual Convention (Oct 2025)
Co-Presenter (with Katie Owens) on Boards as Ambassadors
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Speaking: Oregon ACHE Annual Spring Conference (May 2025)
Panelist: Managing for Morale (with emphasis on the role of Senior Leadership)
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Podcast: Healthcare Experience Matters (May 2022)
Simple Ways to Authentically Show Gratitude as Healthcare Leaders
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Speaking: Elevate PX (2022)
The Impact of Employee Culture on Patient Experience and Patient Safety
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Podcast: Healthcare Experience Matters (Dec 2021)
Exploring the Impact of Employee Culture and its Influence on Patient Experience and Patient Safety
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Speaking: HealthStream Summit (2016)
Building a Patient-Centered Culture
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