How Non-Clinical Procurement Boosts Hospital Margins

Taking The Supply Chain Pulse · May 7, 2026 · 34m · transcript

We talk with David Kirshner about why healthcare CFOs are facing extreme margin pressure and why supply chain has become a strategic tool for survival. We map out how to find savings beyond clinical supplies by using better data, tighter contracting, and real cross-department partnerships.

• health systems moving from thriving to barely surviving as margins compress

• why CFO sponsorship matters when expanding supply chain influence

• defining non-clinical and indirect procurement across IT, facilities, energy, marketing, corporate services, and legal

• using accounts payable and spend…