Here is how much 12 hospitals and health systems are expected to pay or have paid for the cost of purchasing, installing and upgrading a new or current electronic health record system:
Editor’s note: This article was updated Oct. 27 and will continue to be updated with the latest news.
- Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System plans to spend $160 million on a new Epic EHR over the next five years.
- Mullica Hill, N.J.-based Inspira Health is spending $120 million to implement an Epic EHR system.
- Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has invested $4.5 million to launch a shared Epic EHR system with Sacramento-based WellSpace Health, one of the region’s largest federally qualified health center networks.
- Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health is connecting to to Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth’s Epic EHR. The implementation will cost over $6 million, paid to UCHealth through 2029.
- Waukon, Iowa-based Veterans Memorial Hospital went live with an Epic EHR on June 14 for $3.88 million.
- Health First, based in Rockledge, Fla., invested more than $100 million to implement a new Epic EHR system.
- Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare completed its Epic EHR transition in early March. The health system invested $234 million in the installation.
- Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is investing $51 million in a modernized, integrated EHR system following its acquisition of Warner Robins, Ga.-based Houston Healthcare.
- Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health saw a rise in expenses tied to its ongoing Epic EHR implementation. The health system incurred $1.6 million in professional fees related to the Epic rollout during Q4 2024, compared to the $400,000 spent in the same period in 2023.
- Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare is investing $95 million in the implementation of Epic and Workday software.
- Salida, Colo.-based Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center is planning a multi-year EHR upgrade with a budget of $15 million to $30 million. The hospital is evaluating Epic, Meditech, and Oracle Health, prioritizing functionality and system integration to unify its existing platforms.
- Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health told Becker’s that it is in the final stretch of its $800 million Epic EHR. The single instance of Epic is expected to be live across Trinity Health by the end of 2026.
