Conversation with Chiefs:
Navigating Healthcare's Challenging Landscape with AI-Powered Solutions
DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
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Wednesday, October 22 | 6:30pm –
9:30pm PT | 13 Coins SeaTac,
Seattle, WA
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Join fellow healthcare executives for an exclusive dinner and presentation with Chris Hunt, MBA, MSHA, BSN, RN, CSSM, NEA-BC, AVP of Perioperative Services at MultiCare Health System.
When surgical operations span 13 hospitals, fragmentation shows up everywhere with misaligned metrics, disconnected scheduling, and case volumes that don’t match capacity. At MultiCare, leaders didn’t just solve these issues locally; they built a playbook to align operations across the entire system.
Chris will share how MultiCare achieved operational alignment that delivered measurable results, including a 25 percent increase in staffed room utilization and 3,200 additional cases completed in one year without adding ORs. He will walk through how the team standardized governance and workflows, established shared access principles across facilities, matched case volume to capacity, and leveraged real-time data and AI to uncover and reallocate hidden OR time.
The discussion will also explore how AI-powered capacity and workforce management solutions can strengthen financial resilience by boosting EBITDA, reducing delays, and eliminating repetitive work across health systems. You will leave with practical strategies for turning alignment into impact and a clear path to scalable OR performance in today’s challenging healthcare landscape.
Presented by LeanTaaS in partnership with ACHE Washington
Chris Hunt, MBA, MSHA, BSN, RN, CSSM, NEA-BC
AVP of Perioperative Services at MultiCare Health System
An expert leader who builds strong teams and implements new and creative solutions that result in improved quality, lower costs, and a better experience.
Chris is a results-oriented leader dedicated to building trust and transparency with over 25 years in healthcare. With a focus and specialty in Surgical Services, he exhibits thorough expertise in leading people, driving positive culture change, and facilitating hospital-wide improvement initiatives that deliver better quality and lower cost. Chris motivates others through honesty, integrity, collaboration, and mentoring.
He is experienced in working directly with C-Suite, departmental, and physician leaders in the formulation of operational improvement initiatives in both the perioperative environment and across integrated health systems. Known for his “rolling up his sleeves” approach, Chris excels at building and supporting teams to achieve organizational goals and vision.
In addition to his work as a healthcare consultant, Chris has held leadership positions in both acute care and community hospitals worldwide, providing executive leadership and oversight for key clinical service areas and care redesign. Prior to entering the private sector, Chris proudly served in the US Navy, delivering high-quality, compassionate medical care to servicemen and women for 12 years.