Dr. Wascovich serves as vice president of medication management and chief pharmacy officer for Ascension, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit and Catholic health systems, where he leads all aspects of pharmacy services, including business and operational strategy, medication safety and quality, supply chain performance, and internal and external partnerships. He oversees a fully integrated pharmacy model spanning acute, ambulatory and post-acute settings, including community pharmacies, specialty pharmacy, home delivery services and embedded clinical pharmacy teams. A core focus of his role is improving medication access, affordability and adherence for patients who are uninsured or underinsured, and he leads Ascension’s charitable pharmacy strategies, including its partnership with Dispensary of Hope. Through that partnership and related programs, Ascension dispenses more than 71,000 prescriptions annually and has contributed to nearly $200 million in medication access for underserved populations. Dr. Wascovich drives innovation through data and technology, using analytics to identify gaps in prescription fulfillment and deploying automation and AI-enabled tools that have improved workforce efficiency by 25% to 40%. In 2026, he was named board chair of the End Drug Shortages Alliance, leading efforts to address drug shortages across health systems, manufacturers and policymakers. Before Ascension, he held senior leadership roles at Premier, supporting more than 4,400 health systems, and spent 15 years at Cleveland Clinic building ambulatory pharmacy services.
