Our people

Edgewise Healthcare Procurement is a subsidiary of CommonSpirit Health, the largest Catholic health care system in the United States. Edgewise operates as efficiently as possible to minimize its costs while providing maximum value to its participants. We understand the real-world impact of high value products on the bottom line because we have years of experience in successfully driving and delivering positive margins for organizations.

Leadership

Kristy Waters 
Chief Executive Officer
Edgewise Healthcare Procurement

As Chief Executive Officer for Edgewise Healthcare Procurement, Kristy is responsible for developing the strategic focus, guiding daily operations and financial reporting for the company.  Kristy oversees end to end operational and financial performance for CommonSpirit Health’s Supply Chain and holds primary responsibility for the effective financial management and delivery of supplies and services.  Kristy brings a wealth of experience in performance management and innovation to Edgewise through her extensive background as a senior leader at Tenet Healthcare and Mckinsey & Company.

Shireen Ahmad
Chief Finance Officer
Edgewise Healthcare Procurement

Shireen Ahmad has a deep understanding of healthcare finance with over twenty years of experience in healthcare financial reporting and supply chain operations.  In her role as Chief Finance Officer, Shireen is responsible for financial planning, reporting and strategic risk assessment.   Her oversight also includes managing daily business operations, building better financial data structures and optimizing performance management for Edgewise in order to continuously improve existing infrastructures.

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Executive Director of Sourcing
Edgewise Healthcare Procurement

 

Mike Kendrick
Executive Director of Contracting
Edgewise Healthcare Procurement

Mike Kendrick has an extensive background with almost thirty years of experience in various senior management roles leading Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain divisions at multiple large National healthcare systems. As Executive Director for Contracting within Edgewise Healthcare Procurement, Mike is instrumental in cultivating and advancing strategic approaches for both the Supply and Service categories. He oversees the development, implementation, and management of Edgewise's strategic contracting approaches in order to drive maximum value. He oversees all of Contract administration and Vendor management.

Board Members

Terika Richardson, MPH, FACHE
Chief Operating Officer
CommonSpirit Health

Since November 2023, Terika has served as CommonSpirit's Chief Operating Officer and provides both strategic and operations-related leadership, ensuring optimal operating effectiveness for the organization and its operating regions.  She drives opportunities to innovate the system to develop a retail-driven ambulatory care strategy and other emerging business and care models.  Terika also leads the organization's efforts to achieve growth targets related to revenue and market share, identifies opportunities for growth in CommonSpirit's operating regions, supports regional executives and local leaders in pursuit of their goals and objectives.  

Dr. Bob Weibe MD,

Chief Medical Officer

CommonSpirit Health

Dr. Weibe is the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive Officer (CPEO) for CommonSpirit. As CPEO, Dr. McGinn, in partnership with nursing, has executive oversight over the full array of clinical activities across CommonSpirit, including both inpatient and outpatient settings, inclusive of both aligned/employed medical groups as well as community physicians and advanced practice providers.  He provides strategic oversight of the clinical enterprise supporting high-quality care, reducing clinical variation to enhance safety, and promoting equitable access to care.

Richard Roth
Chief Strategic Innovation Officer
CommonSpirit Health

Richard is the Chief Strategic Innovation Officer for CommonSpirit Health and leads innovation efforts, which seek to create and test novel services, programs, partnerships, and/or technologies – from within and outside of healthcare that challenge the status quo and have the potential to reduce the cost of care, improve quality, and/or increase access to services.  Working in concert with CommonSpirit Health employees and physicians, Mr. Roth works to anticipate emerging trends and technologies with the goal of incubating, studying, and scaling efforts to improve care.