Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare

Jeremy Zoch and Life Lived Well

November 27, 2023 Marcus Engel Season 1 Episode 130
Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare
Jeremy Zoch and Life Lived Well
Show Notes

Today’s guest is Jeremy Zoch, as an executive in the health sector for many years who has gone on to new endeavors, listen as he discusses his new book Life Lived Well, which contains a collection of life-changing stories and expert insights.

Jeremy also discusses common misconceptions about hospital leadership, ways to ensure patients receive the best care, and his experiences leading a large organization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharing tips on how to strike a work-life balance, especially during the holidays, he shares his insights on how he wants to feel going into the new year and how to live more fully and healthily.

 

Key Moments:

  • 00:00 – Introductions
  • 01:00 – Marcus gives a brief background on meeting Jeremy Zoch. 
  • 01:50 – Zoch and Marcus talk about Zoch’s new book and his chance to finally write it.
  • 04:22 – Marcus asks about leadership and self-care, throughout a career and in particular during the COVID pandemic.
  • 09:17 – The two dive a little deeper in the conversation around balance and family life.
  • 16:10 – Jeremy is asked about a time he witnessed compassion.
  • 20:00 – Marcus asks a few random questions to get to know Zoch a little more. 
  • 29:14 – Zoch would like us to remember “its called the present for a reason!”
  • 32:06 – Parting thoughts, and the Thank yous and goodbyes!

 

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More About Jeremy Zoch:

Jeremy Zoch is an executive, teacher, ultra-athlete, musician, father, husband, and spiritual person whose life journey has made him a relentless advocate for health and life. He attended Iowa State University for Business Administration, Washington University in St. Louis for graduate school and received his PhD from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has worked at leading healthcare institutions including Johns Hopkins, Mayo Health Systems, University of Maryland, BJC Health System, Dignity Health, and was CEO of Providence St. Joseph Hospital, and is a former Adjunct Instructor at the University of Southern California. Zoch has completed the Boston Marathon, an Ironman, a 100-mile road race, and forty marathons in thirty-six states. He plays rhythm guitar, travels, waterskies, wakeboards, snowboards, and downhill skis regularly. Originally from southern Minnesota, he currently resides in Orange, CA, with his wife and two children.

 

Date: 11/27/2023
Name of show: Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare 

Episode number and title: Episode 130