A Cloud-Native Platform for a Regional Health System
The Engagement
Meridian Health was running 14 disconnected legacy applications across its hospital network, slowing every clinical and operational decision. Polance led the technology strategy, vendor selection, and a 24-month modernization that consolidated the estate onto a cloud-native platform — without disrupting patient care.
Platform Strategy
Designed a target architecture, ran a structured vendor evaluation, and built the business case the board could approve. Sequencing was deliberately conservative: clinical safety first, cost-out second.
Modernization Delivery
Stood up a joint program team, decommissioned eight legacy systems, and built shared services for identity, integration, and analytics — cutting the cost of every future capability the team adds.
The Outcomes
The numbers we agreed to move — and where they landed.
$14M
Annual Run-Rate Savings
Realized in year two, ahead of the original business case.
8
Legacy Systems Retired
Out of a 14-system estate, with zero clinical incidents during cutover.
−43%
Time-to-Insight
On operational data — from days to hours for the new analytics layer.
Engagement Facts
- Client Lead
- Ravi Raman, Head of Transformation
- Organization
- Meridian Health
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Engagement Type
- Strategy + Modernization Program
- Program
- A Cloud-Native Platform for a Regional Health System
Outcome
$14M in annual run-rate savings, eight legacy systems retired, and a platform that turned every future digital capability from a multi-year project into a multi-week one.
Let's talk about the outcome
you're trying to move.
Tell us where you're stuck — strategy, digital, data, or all three. We'll bring a senior partner to the first call, share an honest perspective, and only propose work if we genuinely believe we can move the number.
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