Dr. Brady Beecham
MD MPH MBA
Physician Executive | Rural Hospital Leadership & Clinical Governance
Overview
Board-certified family medicine physician and Chief Medical Officer with more than a decade of experience leading and practicing in rural hospitals across Nebraska. Combines full-spectrum clinical care (inpatient, emergency, obstetrics) with executive leadership in quality, medical staff governance, and system operations.
Founder of Stroma Clinical, providing physician leadership and advisory services to rural hospitals. Supports organizations with QAPI infrastructure, regulatory alignment, and operational stability—particularly in resource-constrained environments.
Current Work
Chief Medical Officer
Friend Community Healthcare System (Rural Emergency Hospital)
Founder & Physician Leader
Stroma Clinical
Prior Leadership
Chief Medical Officer — Local Public Health Department (10 years)
Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Staff — Critical Access Hospital
Vice President of Medical Staff, Director of Obstetrics, Quality Director
Full-spectrum rural physician (ED, inpatient, OB including C-sections, outpatient care)
Core Focus Areas
Medical staff leadership & physician supervision
QAPI design and quality systems
CMS Conditions of Participation & regulatory alignment
Rural hospital operations (CAH & REH models)
Maternal health systems
Public health integration
AI-enabled clinical and qualitative workflows
Approach
Bridges bedside medicine and system leadership. Focused on practical, implementable structures that support clinicians, meet regulatory requirements, and stabilize operations without unnecessary complexity.
Education & Training
MD — University of Nebraska Medical Center
MPH — Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute, India
MBA (Executive) — University of Nebraska at Omaha
Residency — Family Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Additional Background
NIH/Fogarty Fellow (HIV research, South Africa)
Former epidemiologist, Nebraska Department of Health
Board member, regional public health department