The Smart Hospital Arrives at UChicago Medicine

UChicago Medicine partners with Artisight to bring AI-driven OR automation to 1,800+ hospital devices

5 May 2026

UChicago Medicine is deploying AI across its operating rooms in a move that resets expectations for US hospital infrastructure. Announced April 28, 2026, an enterprise agreement with Artisight will place the Smart Hospital Platform across more than 1,800 devices, spanning surgical suites, recovery units, patient rooms, and a new 575,000-square-foot cancer facility opening in 2027. One sensor fabric ties it all together.

Measurable gains are already proven at other sites. Hospitals using Artisight's platform have recorded fall rate reductions of up to 78 percent, fourfold improvements in on-time discharges, and care teams reclaiming more than 30 minutes per nurse per shift from documentation tasks. Inside the OR, the Smart OR capability tracks procedural milestones in real time and feeds data automatically into the electronic health record, closing gaps that research links to elevated patient risk.

Reducing administrative load sits at the center of UChicago Medicine's rationale. "Our goal is to integrate these tools into clinical workflows in a way that reduces administrative burden and allows our teams to spend more time on direct patient care," said Yeman Collier, Chief Information Officer. Powered by NVIDIA GPUs, the platform uses computer vision and voice recognition to deliver what Artisight CEO Dr. Andrew Gostine describes as a unified platform, not a patchwork of competing tools.

Rare was the opportunity here. Designing the new cancer center from scratch let UChicago Medicine embed intelligent infrastructure from the ground up, bypassing the costly retrofitting that has slowed smart OR adoption at other institutions. Nearly 500 hospitals across the nation are now under contract with Artisight, signaling that enterprise-scale deployment has moved well past the pilot phase.

Smarter operating rooms are arriving across America. Automated, AI-connected surgical environments promise faster procedures, sharper safety outcomes, and meaningful relief for care teams already stretched thin.