Healthcare AI Retreat · 2026

AI Transformation
Is Here

It's Time to Prepare your Health System

November 1–4, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

A retreat tailor-made for senior executives from hospitals, health systems, and leading care organizations, focused on how AI, automation, and new operating models are reimagining healthcare.

100
Seats Available
3
Days
100%
Curated
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Content Pillars
01

AI & Automation

RCM, margin improvement, and the financial models healthcare executives are betting on in 2026.

02

Population Health

AI-enabled strategies and best practices for primary care, quality, physician alignment, network buildout, bundled payments, LEAD, MSSP, and other issues affecting population health leaders.

03

Clinical Operations

New operating models for care delivery, nursing, perioperative services, and service line leadership.

04

Value-Based Care

Population health, ACOs, managed care strategy, and the evolving payor-provider relationship.

 
What This Is

Built for Meaningful Connection

The Hospitalogy AI Retreat brings together senior healthcare executives for curated roundtables and expert-hosted content on AI-enabled transformation — designed for depth over breadth, and connection over consumption.

This is not a conference. There are no exhibit halls, no passive keynote rows. Just the right people, in the right room, having the conversations that actually move healthcare forward.

 
The Attendee Profile

Senior Leaders from the Nation's Top Health Systems

This group comes from high-volume care delivery organizations — the hospitals, health systems, and provider groups managing thousands of patients, hundreds of staff, and hundreds of millions in annual revenue.

You are not passive conference-goers. You are the decision-makers who own strategy, budget, and implementation across the enterprise — and you're here because the work you're doing actually matters.

Health Systems
Hospitals
Medical Groups
Provider Organizations
Clinically Integrated Networks
ACOs
 
The Room

Small Enough to Be Real
Senior Enough to Matter

100 seats. That's it. Every person in the room was invited because they belong there.

100
Total Seats Available
VP+
Average Seniority Level
100%
Application-Based Attendance
4–6
Avg. 1:1 Meetings Per Attendee
 
The Venue

Set against the backdrop of the Sonoran Desert, the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa provides the perfect setting for shared experiences, outdoor adventures, and the kind of conversations you can't have at a convention center.

JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
Blake Madden, founder of Hospitalogy
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The Community

Hospitalogy is already your people.

To the Hospitalogists,

Welcome back to year 2 of Hospitalogy in-person events. This year, we're going (slightly) bigger out in Phoenix to discuss a topic on everyone's minds: AI and Health System Transformation.

Last year, I hosted 50 incredibly smart, thoughtful folks in Austin to talk through the current state of value-based care, learn from one another, and hold candid conversations. These discussions weren't recorded, and Chatham House Rules were in effect. You can expect something similar for the Hospitalogy AI Retreat.

Out in Phoenix, I'll be facilitating off-record conversations and roundtables with your peers. You're in the room or you miss it. Best be sure I'm not looking to stroke egos. My mission at Hospitalogy is to drive meaningful change in the industry through connection and real conversations, and this format is by far the best to go deep on issues and share meaningful information.

There is nothing noisier in healthcare right now than the clown fiesta happening around AI and technological transformation. So I want to foster dialogue that will help health system leaders sift through this noise, learn where your peers are finding successes, share challenges, and find a sustainable path forward for your organizations.

Themes covered will be timely and designed to stretch your thinking, including

  • Leadership through transformation,
  • Governance and fostering trust,
  • What 'disrupting yourself' actually means in practice,
  • Rising consumerism in healthcare
  • Ramifications of the autonomous era on healthcare, and
  • Transitioning to health system 2.0 - strategic and financial considerations for AI deployment in key areas including revenue cycle management, population health, primary care and digital front door, and more.

Plus we'll probably play some golf and do some other cool stuff together out in Phoenix. I hope to see you there for the next flagship Hospitalogy event.

Until November!

Blake Madden
Founder and Creator, Hospitalogy
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Hook 'em

100
Seats Available
3
Days
100%
Curated
 
November 1–4, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

Three Days Unlike Anything Else

From golf excursions and desert nature walks to AI strategy sessions and curated connections, the Hospitalogy AI Retreat will be unlike any industry event you've attended.

01
Nov 1
Sunday
Afternoon
4:00 PM
🏨
Check-In & Registration
Arrive at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge and settle into your room.
Evening
5:30 PM
🥂
Welcome Reception: A Toast to What's Next
Drinks, bites, and introductions to kick off three days in the desert.
02
Nov 2
Monday
Morning
7:00 AM
🌅
Morning Activity
Choose from activities like golf, run club, meditation, or a desert nature walk to start the day.
8:00 AM
Breakfast
Eat something good.
Main Stage
9:00 AM
🎤
Opening Keynote
Blake Madden opens the retreat.
Afternoon
11:05 AM
🤝
1:1 Meetings
Double opt-in meetings between attendees and solution partners, or between peers.
12:30 PM
🍽️
Lunch Roundtables
Topical discussions over lunch. 6–8 attendees per table.
1:45 PM
🤝
1:1 Meetings
Double opt-in meetings between attendees and solution partners, or between peers.
3:20 PM
🏌️
Small Group Activities
Golf, desert spirits tasting, ATV rides, pickleball, and more.
Evening
6:30 PM
🌵
Private Dinners
Curated dinners, or explore Phoenix on your own.
03
Nov 3
Tuesday
Morning
7:00 AM
🌅
Morning Activity
Choose from activities like golf, yoga, meditation, or a desert nature walk to start the day.
8:00 AM
Breakfast
Eat something good.
Main Stage
9:00 AM
🎤
Morning Keynote
Speaker and topic to be announced.
Afternoon
11:05 AM
🤝
1:1 Meetings
Continued double opt-in meetings between attendees and solution partners, or between peers.
12:30 PM
🍽️
Lunch Roundtables
Topical discussions over lunch. 6–8 attendees per table.
1:45 PM
🤝
1:1 Meetings
Double opt-in meetings between attendees and solution partners, or between peers.
3:10 PM
🏌️
Small Group Activities
Golf, desert spirits tasting, ATV rides, pickleball, and more.
Evening
5:30 PM
🎉
Closing Night Party
Our last night together deserves a proper send off!
04
Nov 4
Wednesday
All Day
7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
🍳
Departures
Travel safely and see you next year!
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Partners and Sponsors

The People Making This Possible

Hospitalogy AI Retreat is made possible by a select group of partners who share our commitment to advancing the future of healthcare.

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