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| The U.S. healthcare workforce shortage requires more than
just growing the supply through strong education, it also
must solve the access problem, particularly in some of the
most underserved areas like rural communities. This requires
collaboration across the entire healthcare ecosystem. In
February, Covista announced it was a founding member of
the Alliance for Advancing Rural Healthcare (AARH), bringing
together a consortium of leading healthcare organizations to
help state governments execute the federal Rural Health
Transformation, a federal initiative designed to strengthen
healthcare systems across rural and local communities.
Covista contributes to the AARH its scale as America's largest
healthcare educator, and its focus on partnering with health
systems to place graduates in underserved communities and
improve access to care closer to home. The need in rural
America is critical, as 85% of healthcare executives in those
communities say they can’t find enough local talent.
Through partnerships such as this, Covista is increasingly a
part of the structural solutions to America's healthcare crisis,
creating durable demand for its graduates and deepening
relationships on a national stage with health systems and
government agencies.
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Covista at the forefront of rural
healthcare: partnering to build the
workforce America needs
A note from our CEO
Welcome to the inaugural edition
of Covista's investor newsletter —
a forum we created with a clear
purpose: to bring you closer to our
team, our thinking, and our story.
In this and every edition that follows, you will find
important updates on key milestones, strategic
developments, and operational progress — the things
we believe matter most to the long-term value of this
business, beyond what we cover on our quarterly
earnings calls.
To understand where Covista is headed, there is no better
starting point than our February Investor Day, a milestone
moment for the company and, we believe, a defining
one for how the market comes to understand the scale
of our opportunity.
At the center of the event was the formal introduction of
Purpose at Scale, our next three-year strategy and the
natural evolution of Growth with Purpose, our approach
that transformed Covista into essential infrastructure for
America's healthcare workforce pipeline. Purpose at Scale
is paired with attractive long-term financial targets through
FY2029: revenue growth at a CAGR of 7–10%, Adjusted
EPS growth at a CAGR of 10–14%, and enrollment
exceeding 120,000 students.¹˒²
Where our prior strategy set the table, Purpose at Scale
lays out the roadmap for Covista to become the defining,
scaled solution to the nation's healthcare workforce
crisis — not simply as an education provider, but as a true
talent platform, working hand-in-hand with health systems
and employer partners across the country.
The strategy is organized around four core principles:
operational excellence, platform extension, employer
integration, and a focused commitment to technology.
As we deepen direct partnerships with health systems
and lead the industry on AI-enabled learning, we are
positioning Covista to make education more effective,
more accessible, and more valuable for both students
and the employers who depend on them.
Investor Day also coincided with two proud milestones, the
ringing of the NYSE closing bell to commemorate our ticker
change to CVSA, and the debut of our brand on a Times
Square digital billboard. It was a fitting backdrop for our
next chapter.
The strategy is clear, the team is aligned, and the
opportunity in front of us is real. America's healthcare
workforce crisis is not waiting, and neither are we. We look
forward to keeping you informed every step of the way.
Steve Beard
Chairman and CEO, Covista
PARTNERSHIP UPDATE
In the News
1.Wall Street Journal: One
CEO’s Bet on a Burgeoning
Healthcare Labor Market
2.Crain’s Business: Nursing
schools are racing to stave
off a looming workforce crisis
3.Crain’s Business: Rebranded
Covista detail ambitious
growth plans
4.Punchbowl: Covista
executives Michael Betz and
Megan Noel present at
Punchbowl News Conference
Covista sets the standard: strategic depth and national impact
Spring 2026 |