From Dr Julie Wilson, Growth Occurs in Business When Your People are Happy · · Profiles in Leadership Podcast
“I don't think Americans have more advanced healthcare, but in Canada you could be a billionaire and you'd wait on the same waitlist — so people often drive across the border to pay for private care when they won't wait.”
On , Julie Wilson, Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer at HEALTHCARE REALTY TRUST INC, spoke about two-tier healthcare during Dr Julie Wilson, Growth Occurs in Business When Your People are Happy on Profiles in Leadership Podcast.
Julie Wilson, a physician and founder of Terra Nova Medical Clinics in British Columbia, has described building her clinic network without external investment, stating that she "completely bootstrapped" the business. She has spoken about the challenges of primary care in Canada, including physician shortages and the use of technology such as AI scribes, which she said improved her work life by 40%. Wilson has also discussed her approach to leadership, emphasizing the importance of communication and creating a work environment that prevents burnout. In a separate capacity, she has been involved with a program called Sober Strong, which she created for women in early recovery from substance use disorder, incorporating group exercise and recovery coaching. Wilson has also appeared as a speaker on storytelling, arguing that stories are essential for building trust and connecting people to an organization's mission. In a 2018 interview, she discussed neoliberalism, describing it as a system that privatizes politics and treats people as human capital. More recently, she participated in a panel on policy and regulatory reform to improve healthcare access)Skip