This episode’s Hospital Healer is Suzi Collins, CMRP. Suzi is the Market Director of Supply Chain for Steward Health Care’s Arizona locations. (2:21 – 31:36)

In the healthcare supply chain community, Suzi has made a name for herself by creating engaging content that tackles the mundane yet important aspects of health care supply chain. Her goal with creating this content: to attract the next generation of talent into the industry. Suzi has gone as far as to leverage TikTok in an effort to connect with teens.

Despite the trials and tribulations of the pandemic years, Suzi calls them the proudest years of her career. She believes the pandemic elevated supply chain and now is the time to keep that momentum.

Suzi wants all healthcare supply chain professionals to keep their foot on the gas!

(0:15 – 2:21): Host Rich Palarea marvels about this episode’s Hospital Healer’s dedication to impacting an industry in a way that she may never see the outcome of herself.

(2:21 – 31:36): Suzi Collins joins Healing the Hospital for an interview and discusses her career and expertise, what the pandemic looked like for healthcare supply chain, and why it is important for her to continue to elevate the healthcare supply chain industry … even if it takes making TikToks to do it!

(31:36– 44:20): Kermit Strategic Advisor Lisa Hudson-Ventura joins Rich to discuss the interview with Suzi and adds insight into how a hospital supply chain can leverage LEAN thinking to improve processes.

Links:

Suzi Collins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzi-collins-cmrp-03824611/

Suzi Collins TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@suzicollinscmrp

Lisa Hudson-Ventura LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-hudson-3a4a5812/

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