Patricia is a healthcare leader with over 35 years of experience at Advocate Health Care. In her current position she serves as the Director of Equipment Planning and Procurement. In this role, Patricia is responsible for creating a highly reliable division of supply chain and clinical engineering, in addition to developing strategic vision and core strategies focused on creating additional capital capacity. Her primary focus involves developing intelligence capability to better drive evidence-based use of equipment and technology, ensuring that every clinical and non-clinical delivery channel is properly equipped to deliver safe and effective care to Advocate's patients and associates.