Growing With Purpose: Data-Informed Strategies for Health System Expansion

Healthcare organizations today face complex challenges in expanding their footprint while maintaining operational excellence. As systems pursue strategic growth through new facilities, acquisitions and joint ventures, they must simultaneously ensure sustainable operations and consistent patient experiences across diverse care settings. With outpatient revenue growth outpacing inpatient services (10% vs. 5% from December 2023-2024), strategic expansion has become essential for financial sustainability. Forward-thinking organizations are discovering ways to connect location intelligence with operational standardization to catalyze their growth strategies. This session brings together leaders from diverse healthcare organizations to explore comprehensive strategies for successful site selection, project management and system expansion. Panelists will share practical insights on leveraging data analytics to identify growth opportunities, optimize projects, standardize operations across multiple facilities and ensure a seamless patient experience regardless of care setting. Participants will discover how leading organizations have translated sophisticated market analysis into actionable business plans that complement both inpatient and ambulatory strategies.

You will hear first-hand from expert speakers from Main Line Health and Emerus how leading organizations leverage data to inform expansion and explore facility management frameworks that create the operational foundation necessary for sustainable system development. Key topics include: evaluating demographic and competitive factors that drive location decisions; implementing standardized policies and KPIs across expanding facility networks; leveraging advanced technologies to enhance operational efficiency during growth; balancing capital investments between existing infrastructure and new locations; and creating governance structures that maintain quality while expanding geographic reach. Join us to discover proven methodologies that enable healthcare leaders to make informed expansion decisions while creating the infrastructure needed to deliver uninterrupted, high-quality care across growing networks of facilities.