• Robin M. Wood, PhD,RN,CEN, Vice President for System Capacity Management & Patient Flow, UPHS
• Becky Tucker, MHA, MBA ,Senior Vice President, Channel Integration, Texas Health
• Kyle Trecartin, Chief Medical Officer, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth
• Mohan Giridharadas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, LeanTaaS

Health systems are facing a difficult paradox: hospitals feel full, staff are stretched, patients are waiting, and yet critical assets across the enterprise may still be underused. As demand rises and workforce constraints persist, leaders can no longer rely on department-by-department optimization to solve systemwide capacity challenges. This executive panel will explore how health systems are rethinking operations across ORs, beds, infusion chairs, imaging, clinics, staffing, discharge, and other shared resources. Panelists will discuss how AI, data, and enterprise flow strategies can help leaders uncover hidden capacity, coordinate decisions across silos, and move from operational insight to action.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify where hidden capacity is often trapped across health system operations and why traditional department-level optimization can fall short.
2. Explore how AI and real-time operational intelligence can support better decisions around access, staffing, throughput, and asset utilization.
3. Discuss leadership strategies for moving from fragmented workflows to enterprise flow, including governance, change management, and cross-functional accountability.