Strategic communications for accelerated change
Every day brings new high-stakes moments for healthcare providers. You’re communicating on bold decisions, challenging issues, and game-changing opportunities. Miscalculate the politics or mishandle the message and the consequences are real.
We bring change to life with your story
At Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, a division of Chartis, we help leaders guide their organizations through significant times of change, challenge, and opportunity by finding their voice, inspiring trust, and using the power of relationships to make change happen.
In an industry undergoing transformation accelerated by historic upheaval, you need an experienced partner with little learning curve. Having guided more than 600 healthcare organizations, the Jarrard Inc. team is your strategic thought partner and tactical resource to achieve partnership and growth goals faster, activate change, increase visibility, build your digital presence, and protect your reputation.
Our impact
Helping healthcare providers find their voice, inspire trust, navigate high-stakes moments, and accelerate change.
Healthcare clients in 45+ states
Healthcare communications firms in the country
Years of Combined Executive Healthcare Experience
Our consulting practices focus on three distinct types of healthcare providers.
National & academic health systems
We partner with America’s elite healthcare organizations to turn innovative ideas into action, impact, and longstanding engagement.
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Regional health systems
We put our decades of experience working with or serving as executives in regional systems to work for our clients as they pursue sustainable change.
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Health services
We guide innovative companies as they launch, scale, pivot, and advance growth goals–re-envisioning the delivery of care.
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Meet our Strategic Communications & Change Management leaders
David Jarrard
David Jarrard has earned a national reputation in helping healthcare systems and health services companies use their public and political strengths to succeed in high-stakes moments.
Kevin Phillips
Kevin Phillips, Co-founder and COO of Jarrard, a Chartis Company, is a national leader in guiding organizations successfully through communicating change during hospital mergers, acquisitions, and other high-stakes transactional moments while navigating the evolving difficulties of the current healthcare environment.
Anne Hancock Toomey
Anne Hancock Toomey, Co-founder and President of Jarrard, a Chartis Company, has a deep background as a strategic communications advisor, long specializing in healthcare M&A and strategic positioning.
Lauren McConville
With a formidable background in strategy and management consulting, Lauren McConville spearheads Jarrard's work with national and academic health systems.
Kim Fox
As a partner and leader of Jarrard, a Chartis Company's Regional Health System Practice, Kim Fox brings to our clients an in-depth understanding of multihospital systems and the evolving healthcare marketplace.
Isaac Squyres
Isaac Squyres brings to our clients more than 20 years of experience guiding senior executives and organizations through high-stakes challenges, periods of dynamic change, and significant moments of opportunity.
Jana Atwell
Jana Atwell is a Partner at Jarrard, a Chartis Company, and oversees business management operations at the firm. With more than 20 years of experience, Jana is primarily responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable and human resources functions within our firm.
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