Michael Prokopis , Vice President of Supply Chain
transmission at the same time . We have to do things differently in order to find those value pockets and continue to drive towards quality of care . It ’ s not just about consolidating standards or bulk buys . We ’ re constantly pushing ourselves to see if there ’ s a way for us to improve , reimagine and rethink the way that we ’ re working in our hospitals , and most importantly , delivering care for our patients .”
Operating with a firm customer-centric approach , Prokopis is constantly evaluating how his firm can become more sustainable and drive more value for patients . “ One of the things that we say is that every dollar we save in the supply chain is not a dollar that rolls to the bottom line – it ’ s actually a dollar that we can now reinvest into our care ,” he says . “ There ’ s a long list of things to buy and do and renew to stay on the cutting edge . I tell my team all the time that our fiduciary responsibility as a supply chain is that we ’ re a services organisation . We have service level agreements that we have to not only achieve but exceed ! I come 95
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Michael Prokopis , Vice President of Supply Chain
A leader with a uniquely business-minded approach to healthcare , Michael Prokopis is the Vice President of Supply Chain at Steward Health Care . Overseeing the $ 1.5 Billion supply chain capabilities of more than 30 hospitals comes naturally to an executive with more than twenty years ’ worth of experience in strategy , planning , and optimization .
Michael has master ’ s degrees from MIT and Dartmouth and lives in Dallas , TX .
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