In this episode of Cultivating Care, Tommy Ryan sits down with Loren Funk, a longtime healthcare leader, to reflect on the realities of delivering care in complex, high-pressure environments. Loren shares lessons from his 30-year career, including leading through COVID, navigating his own health challenges, and rethinking how systems, people, and families all intersect in the care experience. The conversation explores what it means to support both patients and caregivers—and why the best systems are the ones that quietly enable more human connection.
Watch the full interview below.


