Leadership in healthcare is often framed in headlines. Big strategies. Big bets. Big promises.
But most of it does not look like that.
In Episode 175 of the Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show, Michael Stamatinos sits with Regine Villain, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Oschner Health for a conversation about the part of leadership that rarely gets named.
The pressure.
The energy drain.
The moral weight of knowing that if something breaks, a patient feels it.
Regine grew up in Haiti. She thought she would become a pediatrician. Life moved her toward engineering instead, and eventually into healthcare operations. Early in her career, she walked into a CEO’s office unannounced and asked what it would take to sit in that chair one day. Not out of ego. Out of hunger to understand how systems work.
That instinct still drives her.
This episode is not about supply chain mechanics. It is about healthcare leadership as stewardship.
Regine speaks plainly about:
• The difference between title and expertise
• The mistake of making decisions without the right voices in the room
• Cultural misalignment that quietly erodes trust
• Burnout at the executive level
• Learning to say no in a field that rewards overextension
One of the most striking moments in the conversation comes from a loading dock.
To most people, it is inventory. Boxes. Movement.
To Regine, it is a pacemaker inside cardboard. A grandmother waiting for surgery. A clinical team depending on reliability.
“It’s not just a box.”
That line is not metaphor. It is operating philosophy.
Healthcare innovation often centers on technology. This conversation centers on responsibility. On the discipline required to stay steady when systems strain. On protecting energy so leadership does not become martyrdom.
Viewers will leave with something more durable than tactics.
* A clearer lens for resilient healthcare leadership.
* A deeper respect for culture as infrastructure.
* And a reminder that access is not a slogan. It is operational.
This episode is for:
* Healthcare executives absorbing pressure that no one sees
* Women stepping into rooms where they are still underestimated
* Health system operators responsible for access and reliability
* Leaders wrestling with culture that does not match the slide deck
* Anyone who has felt the cost of always saying yes
If you are a healthcare executive, clinician, operator, founder, or investor trying to understand what steady leadership actually requires, this episode is worth your time.
Learn more about Regine:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginehonorevillain/
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About the Show
The Advancing Healthcare Innovation Show is hosted by Michael Stamatinos, a nationally recognized connector, strategist, and advocate for innovation with purpose. Each week, Michael interviews healthcare leaders who are driving meaningful change—highlighting stories of access, resilience, equity, and transformation.
The AHI Show started with the idea of wanting to highlight stories of what healthcare innovation truly looks like in action. Our mission, highlight real people who are really innovating within healthcare. Guests include healthcare entrepreneurs, providers, payers, and professionals from the investment community. We showcase little wins as well as valuable lessons learned from setbacks through these interviews. The real innovators in healthcare are often the ones in the trenches doing the work with razor-sharp focus. We find these innovators and bring their stories to light.
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51 mins