Greg Goddard, Division Vice President of Supply Chain at Scion Health, shares his extraordinary work with Ukrainian orphans through his foundation Simply Loved Orphan Care. Despite ongoing war, Greg travels to Ukraine to provide children from the Children of Grace Orphanage a 10-day retreat in the Carpathian Mountains away from air raid sirens and drone strikes. • Scion Health operates 15 community hospitals and 63 long-term acute care facilities across 26 states • Greg and his wife started ...
St. Luke's Health System in Boise, Idaho has been recognized by Gartner as one of the top 25 healthcare supply chains in the country, achieving this distinction as a mid-sized independent organization competing with much larger systems. • Eight hospitals, 300+ clinics, and $4 billion in annual revenue. • Transformed supply chain operations by hiring 20 strategic employees, mostly from outside healthcare. • Generated $160 million in cost savings over a decade through strategic negotiations. •...
Reggie Gardner, a Navy Corpsman turned graduate student, represents the future of healthcare supply chain by combining practical medical experience with formal supply chain education at the University of Tennessee. His journey highlights the evolution from learning supply chain on the job to pursuing advanced degrees in one of the nation's top programs. • Reggie served five years as a Navy Corpsman with the Marine Corps before working in hospital settings • His experience in cardiovascular I...
Tom Redding, Executive Vice President and Healthcare Practice Lead at St Onge Company, discusses why healthcare organizations need to regularly assess their supply chain operations to stay competitive and efficient in today's challenging environment. • The importance of taking a pause to benchmark operations, especially for new leaders who have about two years to make their mark • Why health systems should evaluate their department performance, consistency of workflows, and clarity of expect...
Mark Van Sumeren, Managing Director at Health Industry Advisor, discusses the perfect storm facing healthcare: tariffs increasing costs, Medicare demands growing with the aging population, and critical workforce shortages. • Tariffs on medical supplies and devices creating immediate cost pressures with no easy way to offset them • By 2029, all baby boomers will qualify for Medicare, driving unprecedented demand for healthcare services • 60% of healthcare revenue comes from Medicare and Medic...
Régine Villain, SVP of Supply Chain at Ochsner Health and 2023 AMR Award winner, discusses healthcare supply chain resilience and the engineering mindset that has shaped her leadership approach. • Continuous supply disruptions require healthcare organizations to become "masters of resiliency" with dedicated teams focused on risk management • Defining what's truly "critical" in healthcare supply chain goes beyond cost—it's about what causes delays in patient care • Geographic challenges like ...
Struggling with hospital logistics as patient populations grow but your infrastructure stays the same? You're not alone. In this eye-opening conversation with Albert Nkansah, Project Manager at St Onge Company, we dive deep into the challenges facing healthcare facilities and the surprising solutions that can transform operations without breaking the bank. Albert pulls back the curtain on his current projects, revealing how he helps hospitals determine whether centralization makes sense and ...
What happens when military precision meets corporate efficiency in healthcare? In this eye-opening conversation, Chico Manning, Assistant Vice President of Enterprise Supply Chain at PIH Health and 2024 Bellwether League Future Famer Award recipient, takes us through his remarkable journey across three distinct supply chain environments. Manning's foundation in logistics began with seven years as a Marine Corps officer handling what he calls "the three B's: beans, bullets, and band-aids." Th...
"The most stirred up soup I've ever seen in healthcare." That's how host Fred Crans describes the current state of healthcare supply chains in this eye-opening conversation with industry veteran John Strong. As healthcare systems face unprecedented challenges from multiple directions, Strong offers practical wisdom on navigating the turbulence ahead. Strong warns of three critical concerns reshaping healthcare's landscape. First, government reorganization threatens significant revenue disrup...
What happens when you combine a background in medieval literature with supply chain expertise? A fascinating perspective that challenges how we think about business problems. In this captivating conversation, Bryan Jensen, Chairperson/EVP of St. Onge Company, shares his remarkable journey from English major to supply chain consultant and the valuable lessons learned along the way. Bryan reveals how his unconventional career path created unique advantages, challenging the notion that technica...
Amanda Chawla, Senior VP and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Stanford Health, shares insights on transforming healthcare supply operations from transactional processes to strategic networks. Recognized by Gartner for excellence, Stanford's approach focuses on people-centered leadership, organizational agility, and continuous reinvention to meet evolving healthcare challenges. • Supply chain transformation requires examining organizational foundations across people, process, and technology • St...
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Healthcare supply chain leaders have largely reverted to pre-COVID practices despite ongoing vulnerabilities, while simultaneously lacking the strategic sourcing skills and upstream visibility needed to build true resilience. Dr. Randy Bradley, from the University of Tennessee's Haslam College of Business, explains why healthcare organizations remain dangerously unprepared for emerging threats like sophisticated cargo theft syndicates and global container shortages. • Healthcare organization...
Healthcare can instantly notify you about a critical lab result, but struggles to track the implant in your body. Why? Ed Hisscock, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management at Trinity Health, has spent his career wrestling with this paradox. Ready to understand why healthcare supply chains need transformation? Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode to join the conversation. Have questions or want to suggest a future topic? Contact Fred directly at fcrans@stonge.com. Send u...
Healthcare supply chains face unprecedented challenges amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ed Hisscock of Trinity Health shares insights on managing these crises, focusing on issues like talent shortages and data transparency. Discussion on supply chain issues in healthcare. Examination of workforce shortages and industry demands. Effective strategies for supplier partnership and accountability. If you have a topic you'd like to discuss or want to be a guest on the show, you can reach o...
This episode explores the integration of people, processes, and technology within the healthcare supply chain, with insights from George Godfrey of Baptist Health of South Florida. A proactive approach to staffing, financial pressures, and technology adoption reveals how healthcare organizations can enhance efficiency and patient care. • Staff shortages impacting recruitment and retention • Financial pressures leading to strategic sourcing and cost management • Technology integra...
We dive into the challenges and successes of critical access hospitals with Ted Rogalski, shedding light on their vital role in rural healthcare and the complexities of the supply chain in the industry. Ted shares insights into the operations, financial strategies, and the future of these hospitals within larger health systems while touching on the importance of community connections. • Exploring Ted Rogalski's journey in healthcare supply chain management • The critical role of ...