Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Transforming Cancer Care Delivery Through Strategy, Access, and Innovation with Nida Shekhani
Mar 16, 2026
Nida Shekhani, Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy COO at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, leads strategy, growth, and enterprise transformation. She discusses Project Redwood, a major redesign of care delivery. She covers expanding patient access and research integration. She also talks about using federated data, AI, and partnerships to shape future cancer care.
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Redwood Rebuilds Care For Scalable Growth
- Project Redwood is a fundamental redesign to build an integrated, durable clinical model for growth while protecting teams.
- It targets access and scheduling, care team design, capacity management, and revenue cycle to scale patient volume and research capacity.
Phase Implementation While Momentum Is High
- Implement transformation in phased waves and start implementation while momentum exists.
- Nida noted they kicked off implementation last week and will iterate in phases to manage scale and risk.
Operational Infrastructure Must Match Scientific Scale
- Major headwinds include rising patient complexity, costly advanced therapies, and tightening reimbursement.
- The organization must evolve operational infrastructure to expand access while protecting financial health for reinvestment.