Renovate or Build New?
What Does Your Healthcare Facility Really Need?

September 8, 2010
1:30 - 3:00 pm Eastern

*Due to popular demand, this is a pre-recorded replay of this Audio Conference.

How bad off is your healthcare facility?

You know you want to make some changes, and you want those changes to carry you well into the future, so you don’t have to go through this hassle again. And you really don’t want to waste money on something that has to be redone any time soon because someone, maybe you, made the wrong decisions.

So how do you evaluate whether you should simply make some renovations or build something brand new?

Sometimes renovations can be more trouble than they’re worth, when you realize how invasive they can be. Sometimes new construction will yield a higher ROI in the long term.

But how can you be sure which path is right for your facility?

If you really want to learn how to evaluate the variables and choices that you have – and save yourself from wasting time and money in the process – sign up for this accredited healthcare facility management training session.

What are the physical constraints of your current site? Realistically, what are your potential long term goals for your facility? And how will Life Safety Code issues come into play in determining if you HAVE to choose renovation or new construction?

From the size, scope, and complexity of your project to your short-term needs and long-term aspirations, get objective advice on how to evaluate your very specific situation – before competing interests from contractors and even hospital staff and stakeholders can muddy the waters. Sign up today for this practical, thorough healthcare facility training session, and get a practical strategy for making a strong decision that can boost your ROI on your facility updates.

Learning Objectives:

• What are the five most important drivers in the decision-making process?
• Long-term expectations based on short-term decisions – how to see into the future for your project and your needs.
• How will codes and regulatory guidelines, such as the Life Safety Code, ADA , and HIPAA, greatly affect basic decisions to renovate or build new?
• How do you recognize when physical site constraints dictate whether to expand and renovate versus building new?
• Five critical factors to look for in your physical environment – before you change a single thing.
• How does competition come into play? What you need to watch for.
• Have you thought about your power plant lately? How the capacity and age of existing power plants can affect your decision.
• How do you deal with disruptive construction when it impedes your ability to maintain quality of life safety issues?
• Don’t overlook the importance of community support – what it means and how to get it.

Presented By:

John Stephan has provided architectural services to the healthcare community for over 25 years, working extensively on Critical Access Hospitals over the past five years. John is a member of the American Institute of Architects and AIA/Wisconsin.

Dennis Stuckey is currently Facility Operations Manager for Southwest Health. Dennis has over 28 years of experience in hospital maintenance, construction and renovation. For the past five years, he has been intimately involved in the design, construction and relocation of the Southwest Health Facility in Platteville, Wisconsin to an updated 25-bed critical care facility.

Who would benefit from this program:

• Facility Managers
• Facility Directors
• Architects
• Designers

Continuing Education:

• This program has been applied for CIH & CSP Continuing Education Credits. Earn .33 CM Points for CIHs and .156 Points for CSP.
• This is a CEU presentation. Earn 0.15 CEU credits for attending. For a list of organizations accepting this CEU, please visit http://www.iacet.org/content/accepting-ceus.html.

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Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

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