Wilmington, Delaware-based ChristianaCare has completed its transition from Oracle Health to the Epic electronic health record system. Led by Robert Hartmann, the project involved over 200 dedicated team members and 1,000 caregivers. The go-live aligns ChristianaCare with all other Delaware health systems and introduces the MyChart portal for patients to manage appointments and view health data. Additionally, over 60 pharmacists executed the critical medication cutover.
The transition to Epic
- ▪ChristianaCare, a three-hospital system, decided in 2024 to switch its electronic health record system from Oracle Health to Epic.
- ▪Wilmington, Delaware-based ChristianaCare went live on the Epic electronic health record system, completing its transition from Oracle Health.
- ▪The transition to Epic places ChristianaCare on the same electronic health record system as every other Delaware health system.
Jenn Schwartz on Epic
- ▪ChristianaCare President and CEO Jenn Schwartz stated on October 3, 2026, that the Epic system integrates clinical information, care team workflows, and patient-facing tools.
- ▪ChristianaCare President and CEO Jenn Schwartz described the Epic go-live as being about much more than technology.
The implementation team
- ▪The ChristianaCare Epic transition involved more than 200 dedicated team members and over 1,000 caregivers serving on workgroups and advisory councils.
- ▪The ChristianaCare Epic implementation project was led by Robert Hartmann, the vice president of electronic health record transformation and former Epic director of implementations.
The medication cutover effort
- ▪More than 60 ChristianaCare pharmacists worked on the Epic medication cutover, according to Carolyn Orendorff, system director of clinical pharmacy services.
- ▪Carolyn Orendorff, ChristianaCare system director of clinical pharmacy services, described the medication cutover effort on October 5, 2026, as one of the few moments in her career she looks back on in awe.
Debatable claims
- ▪The clinical benefits of switching EHR systems justify the massive administrative disruption
- ▪Epic's growing dominance in the EHR market harms healthcare competition
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