Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo
September 20–22, 2011
Chicago, Ill.

Senior Project Manager Ward Thompson, AIA, LEED AP, will be presenting “Planning for Change: Responding to Market and Technology Demands” with Zeke Triana, AIA, Director of Facilities, Design, and Construction, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Session Description
Session Number E04; Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a non-profit, over 950 licensed bed hospital and multi-specialty academic medical center located in central Los Angeles.  In 2010 with over 55,000 in patient discharges, over 600,000 outpatient registrations, and over 80,000 Emergency Room registrations, the medical center is a hub of activity.  It finds itself having to adapt to meet technological changes, healthcare reform issues, be competitive in the marketplace, attract and retain new staff, updating outdated equipment, amongst other challenges.  To meet these demands, the campus is under a constant stage of construction, with 100’s of active construction projects taking place at any given time. This presentation will explore the unique challenges taking place at Cedars-Sinai and their approach to keeping projects completed on schedule and on budget.  Their program management handles a large volume of projects and their approach has been successful and can be applied at medical facilities of differing scales and locations.