5 health systems on how AI is reshaping supply chain resilience
Monday, August 10th, 2026 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Healthcare supply chains can no longer rely on reactive strategies. Persistent shortages, fluctuating costs and global disruptions have exposed vulnerabilities in traditional procurement models, while finance and operations leaders are being asked to improve efficiency, reduce waste and strengthen resilience.
Join supply chain and finance leaders from UChicago Medicine, Ochsner Health, MemorialCare, Union Hospital and Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital as they share how they're using AI to strengthen procurement, improve visibility and better anticipate risk.
In this session, leaders will discuss:
Join supply chain and finance leaders from UChicago Medicine, Ochsner Health, MemorialCare, Union Hospital and Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital as they share how they're using AI to strengthen procurement, improve visibility and better anticipate risk.
In this session, leaders will discuss:
- The specific AI use cases deployed first — and which delivered ROI fastest
- How each system measured AI ROI in supply chain (and the metrics that moved investment decisions)
- The biggest barriers each system hit when scaling AI past pilot
Presenters:
Eric Tritch
SVP Supply Chain & Support Services, UChicago Medicine
Ian Macdonald
Chief Financial Officer, Union Hospital
Eric J. Price, MBA
Chief Financial Officer, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital
Jacqueline Owens
Assistant Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, Ochsner Health