Corewell Health is overhauling its supply chain operations as the 21-hospital system gets ready to open a highly automated 300,000 square-foot consolidated service center (CSC) later this year. In advance of opening this facility, Corewell recognizes the need to leverage its strategic supplier relationships to maximize the value of the CSC and ensure efficient supply chain operations.
Corewell selected Clarium as an AI-native automation platform to strengthen visibility, responsiveness and resilience across its supply chain operations. Andrea Poulopoulos, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Corewell, spoke with Clarium’s Gabriel Perna to understand why the organization is investing heavily in supply chain, why they picked Clarium and how she envisions this partnership taking shape.
Why Supply Chain
Corewell’s investment in a CSC and an AI automation platform comes at a critical time for the organization. The February 2022 merger between Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health to form Corewell allowed the health system to take best practices from both organizations and elevate its supply chain team. At the same time, the health system has realized the impact disruptions have on continuity of care, deriving lessons from COVID-19 and beyond.
By leveraging Clarium, Corewell Health can more confidently ensure continuity of care for its patients while reducing costs. Driving incremental cost reduction requires an intricate, complicated and collaborative process across the organization.
“At Corewell, we recognize the essential role supply chain plays—not only in ensuring clinicians have the products they need to care for patients, but also in helping reduce expenses across the organization,” Poulopoulos said.
Why Clarium
For the CSC to work effectively, Corewell needs AI to help leaders plan for disruption events. By embedding AI in the workflow of Corewell’s supply chain, the health system will be better prepared for product shortages and recalls, while making thoughtful substitutions that don’t impact patient care.
Clarium’s focus on developing a tailored product disruption module will significantly enhance workflow management and streamline the decision-making processes. The company’s collaborative approach aligns with Corewell’s goals to achieve supply chain efficiency. Working closely with Corewell’s clinical team, Poulopoulos envisions digesting and acting on insights from Clarium’s AI platform to reduce costs and maintain excellent clinical care during disruption events.
“We’re building a state-of-the-art facility, and that creates an exciting opportunity to align our technology, processes and ways of working to fully support its potential,” Poulopoulos noted.
About Clarium
Clarium is an AI-powered automation platform that transforms the hospital supply chain into a systemwide margin lever. Clarium's agentic AI-native system empowers health systems to enhance patient care and workforce development by reducing operational waste. Our innovative platform automates supply chain processes, turning financial misallocation into meaningful reinvestment and margin expansion.
Continuously learning AI agents convert intelligence into coordinated action across facilities, delivering measurable financial and operational gains in weeks without disrupting care or clinical autonomy.
Founded in 2020, Clarium is trusted by more than 20 health systems representing nearly 30% of U.S. healthcare supply chain spend. The company has raised more than $43 million from leading investors, including General Catalyst, Northzone, AlleyCorp, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, and the TMC Venture Fund. Learn more at www.clariumhealth.com.
About Corewell Health™
People are at the heart of everything we do, and the inspiration for our legacy of outstanding outcomes, innovation, strong community partnerships, philanthropy and transparency. Corewell Health is a not-for-profit health system that provides health care and coverage with an exceptional team of 60,000+ dedicated people — including more than 12,000 physicians and advanced practice providers and more than 16,000 nurses providing care and services in 21 hospitals, 300+ outpatient locations and several post-acute facilities — and Priority Health, a provider-sponsored health plan serving more than 1.3 million members. Through experience and collaboration, we are reimagining a better, more equitable model of health and wellness. For more information, visit corewellhealth.org.