Engineering Healthcare’s Future: Bree Bush on AI-Powered Command Centers || EP. 185

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Discover how AI is revolutionizing hospital operations with Bree Bush, GM of Command Center at GE HealthCare. In this eye-opening episode, Bree shares her journey from mechanical engineer to healthcare innovator, revealing how GE HealthCare’s AI-driven command centers are transforming patient care and hospital efficiency.

Key takeaways:

• Learn about GE HealthCare’s groundbreaking command center technology and its impact on healthcare operations
• Understand how AI is being used to optimize resource allocation and improve patient experiences
• Gain insights into the challenges of managing complex hospital systems and the role of data-driven decision making
• Hear about Bree’s career path and her advice for aspiring healthcare leaders

From reducing wait times to predicting bottlenecks, Bree Bush explains how GE HealthCare’s command centers are tackling healthcare’s most pressing operational challenges. Don’t miss this fascinating look into the future of hospital management and the power of AI to transform healthcare delivery.

About Bree:

Bree Bush is a founding member of the GE HealthCare Command Center Platform and is now the General Manager. Bree and the Command Center team help top-performing healthcare organizations level up their operations by streamlining patient flow, optimizing capacity, eliminating inefficiencies, and improving access to care.

Bree is also General Manager of GE HealthCare’s Digital Pharma Solutions business where she leads a team specifically focused on partnerships with Life Sciences companies around the development and deployment of digital solutions to improve precision health.

Since 2006, Bree has led healthcare organizations through operational transformation initiatives with GE HealthCare. Whether her efforts were focused on improving the OR block schedule or reducing LOS for inpatient or streamlined OP clinic scheduling, she has leveraged simulation modeling and systems engineering methodology to drive measurable results and create a culture of continuous improvement.

Bree earned her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. She joined GE HealthCare through the Edison Engineering Development Program, a highly selective program designed to grow future engineering leaders.