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About The Book
Across the United States, health outcomes remain highly disproportionate and primarily tied to where people live, work, and seek care; however, the knowledge and tools to fix this are already available to us.
In The Remedy, veteran healthcare executive and turnaround strategist Dr. Joseph Webb shares four decades of experience leading hospitals through crisis, recovery, and transformation. Drawing from real-world results, Webb offers a practical guide for leaders ready to take action.
Readers will learn:
- How to align strategy with population health outcomes
- What it takes to lead sustainable hospital turnarounds
- How a focus on data and equity can drive measurable improvements
- Why local leadership matters more than policy aloneWhere to begin—
- regardless of role or setting
This book is for people with a stake in care: clinicians, executives, educators, policymakers, and community leaders. The Remedy shows how progress happens when leaders decide to lead.
Product Details
- Publisher: Forbes Books (September 15, 2026)
- Length: 248 pages
- ISBN13: 9798901800560
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Raves and Reviews
“The Remedy is a clear-eyed, compelling guide to fixing the US healthcare system through practical reforms that put people before politics. Dr. Joseph Webb combines real-world experience with actionable solutions, showing that meaningful change is not only possible—it’s within reach.”
— Senator William H. Frist, MD
Former US Senate Majority Leader
“In The Remedy, Dr. Webb catapults us forward—showing what it really takes to advance healthcare in a fragmented system. With a clear focus on strengthening faith, improving health, expanding prosperity, and elevating overall quality of life, Dr. Webb makes a compelling case: the future of healthcare delivery depends on true collaboration between the faith-based community and the medical profession. In this book, he demonstrates why—and how—these two worlds must be intentionally merged for lasting impact.”
— Bishop Jerry L. Maynard, Sr.
Tennessee Fourth Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
“Dr. Joseph Webb combines his years of experience with his scholarly viewpoint to offer up an insightful solution to challenges faced in the US health system. In The Remedy, Dr. Webb presents strategies proven successful in his decades of experience. This is a must-read for any student of healthcare management and leadership!”
— Amy Yarbrough Landry, PhD
Howard W. Houser Professor of Health Services Administration; Director, Executive Doctorate in Healthcare Leadership, University of Alabama at Birmingham
“Finally, we have the voice we need to lead us out of the health care wilderness. Joe Webb doesn’t pull punches as he forces us to confront the urgent need to heal an ailing system.”
— Bruce Siegel, MD, MPH
Former President/CEO, America’s Essential Hospitals
“In The Remedy, Dr. Joseph Webb delivers a compelling demonstration of his strengths as a visionary, strategist, and operational leader. This timely and insightful work offers a clear framework for addressing and navigating the complex challenges of the US healthcare delivery system, especially those related to achieving equitable care for underserved populations. It should be considered essential reading for stakeholders across every sector of the US economy.”
— Glenda Baskin Glover, PhD, JD, CPA
Former President, Tennessee State University
“Dr. Webb combines his passion for people, healthcare, and leadership to provide a unique perspective on solving the challenge of access to quality healthcare. This eye-opening, common-sense, and engaging read strikes the perfect balance between education and a call to action.”
— Vincent Dixie
State Representative, Tennessee, District 54
“The Remedy delivers a bold, honest look at what is truly possible for America’s healthcare system. Drawing on over four decades of leadership, Dr. Joseph Webb exposes the realities facing underserved and marginalized communities while offering a clear, actionable path forward through his Webb Health Equity & Sustainability Model.
With powerful storytelling and real-world solutions—from his early leadership journey to his tenure as CEO of a major medical center—Dr. Webb reveals how our system works today and how it can be transformed. The Remedy is an essential read for healthcare professionals, students, and anyone seeking meaningful change in a system long in need of it.”
— Jeshahnton V. Essex, FACHE
Healthcare Executive
“The Remedy by Dr. Joseph Webb truly captures what it means to rethink how we approach health and wellness in the US. His vision of a movement to heal America’s healthcare is both practical and inspiring, reminding us that lasting change starts with everyday choices. What stood out most for me was how honestly Dr. Webb addresses the reality that unhealthy habits can quietly become generational.
This book also reinforces something I deeply believe: quality care should never depend on where someone lives, their income, race, or gender. Dr. Webb offers a thoughtful and pragmatic path forward that benefits patients, providers, and entire communities. It’s easy to see why Dr. Bruce Siegel commented that Dr. Webb has ‘cracked the code’ for healthcare delivery.
I consider The Remedy to be a must-read for consumers and supporters of healthcare in the US!”
— Annette Bridges, EdD
Former Superintendent, Harvey Public Schools, Harvey, IL
“The Remedy by Dr. Joseph Webb is a rare healthcare book that feels immediate and relevant. Rather than relying on dry policy analysis or abstract theory, Dr. Webb immerses readers in the complex, deeply human realities of American healthcare. His book is written with clarity, urgency, and the insight of a leader who has spent decades inside the system. His message is direct and compelling: ‘we can fix this, but only if we stop pretending the system isn’t working exactly as designed.’”
— Jonathan E. Watkins, MPA, FACHE
President/CEO, City of Hope Atlanta
“As someone who worked directly with Dr. Webb, I noticed that, in my twenty years in the healthcare industry, he was the only hospital CEO with a Doctorate in Healthcare Management who used evidence-based population health models to lead his hospital. In The Remedy, he uses his distinctive style to provide a historical context for how we came to inherit today’s fragmented healthcare landscape. He then provides us with the moral compass we need to move forward equitably. He also weaves in his personal experience and offers a model to help us get on the path to quality and sustainability. The Remedy is a great read and valuable resource for healthcare leaders, community leaders, faith leaders, and policymakers.”
— Herman Williams, MD, MBA, MPH
President, HW Healthcare Solutions
“As an electrical engineer by trade and an ordained minister by calling, this book was penned for anyone to understand, even those outside the medical field. Each congressperson, senator, and public servant needs to read this book to further define their role in this work. I gained new information and insight to better my understanding. Dr. Webb has offered the solution to our healthcare problems in the United States.”
— Ralph E. Johnson, DMin
*Presiding Elder, Tennessee Conference, African Methodist Episcopal Church *
“Dr. Joseph Webb embodies a rare combination of qualities that I know firsthand from being his college roommate and basketball teammate at Tennessee State University. Joe brings a fierce competitive spirit, a relentless drive to win, and a people-centered leadership style grounded in excellence and accountability. His disciplined approach to personal and organizational success enables him to develop, articulate, and execute a proven strategy for repairing America’s broken healthcare system.
This engaging, common-sense work strikes a powerful balance between exposing systemic failures in healthcare and presenting clear statistical evidence, scientific tools, and a practical, results-driven model—one that prioritizes the health of every human being in America, regardless of income.”
— Kevin Cooper
Executive Chairman, InfraPros, LLC
“The Remedy is just that. A powerful remedy for our broken healthcare system.
Dr. Joe Webb hits it out of the park in a nonpartisan way. ‘There is enough blame to go around,’ he observes. He offers a remedy for taking the US healthcare system where it is right now and weaving evidence-based innovations into its structure and processes that strengthen not only the 400+ safety-net hospitals across the country, but all providers who face the challenge of caring for uninsured, underinsured, and marginalized populations.
The result will be new accountability among leaders at every level. Dr. Webb demonstrates that this works with his forty years of leading successful efforts to rescue distressed hospitals, and with these tools, he has been batting a thousand. I am deeply grateful to Dr. Webb for raising his voice at this time, showing us how all of our noble goals and aspirations can come true, even in the politically divided cultures that haunt solving these problems: a remedy for what ails all of us.”
— Bud Ramey
Amazon Gold Medallion #1 Best-Selling Writer for Forbes Books, Coauthor of Thirteen Nonfiction Titles
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