Case Study: OSF HealthCare achieves a modern, automated network to drive innovation and reduce costs with Extreme Networks

OSF HealthCare Drives Smart Hospital Innovation with a Modern Network

OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system across Illinois and Michigan with 13 acute care facilities, research centers and over 20,000 employees. Facing an aging, geographically dispersed network that constrained security, operational agility and digital transformation, OSF partnered with POINTCore and selected Extreme Networks — deploying Extreme Fabric Connect, ExtremeSwitching and Extreme Management Center — to design a clinical‑grade, automated network infrastructure.

Extreme Networks implemented a standardized fabric and management platform that simplified operations, enabled plug‑and‑play device onboarding and reduced manual configuration. The modernization delivered measurable results: ~30% capital replacement savings, a 60% reduction in maintenance, enhanced security, guaranteed connectivity and faster deployments, enabling OSF HealthCare to improve patient experience and accelerate innovation.

OSF Healthcare

Collin Summers

Director of Network Services