Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Ada Demir, Vice President of Supply Chain at Dartmouth Health
Mar 10, 2026
Ada Demir, Vice President of Enterprise Support Services and Supply Chain at Dartmouth Health, is a supply chain leader focused on transformation and continuity planning. She discusses staying within budget amid rising costs. She highlights why supply chain needs C-suite alignment. She covers vendor diversification, talent strategies, and practical continuity planning.
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Supply Costs Are Now Equal To Revenue
- Hospitals face shrinking margins as reimbursements slow while labor and supply expenses rise.
- Ada Demir warns managing third-party non-labor spend is now as critical as generating revenue because most systems run on single-digit or break-even margins.
Make Supply Chain A C-Suite Priority
- Elevate supply chain into the C-suite priority list and align it with revenue and workforce initiatives.
- Demir recommends centralized consolidation, standardization and EMR/ERP parity to capture savings across hundreds of vendors.
Hire Supply Chain Like A Casting Director
- Treat talent selection like casting: hire people who balance budgets, build relationships, and manage trade-offs.
- Demir compares supply chain leaders to casting directors and urges recognition for behind-the-scenes work that enables timely, cost-effective care.