Hospitals are never finished. Before a new facility is operational, and over the life of the facility, both large and small-scale alterations to the physical plant are normal. Is the future of healthcare so utterly uncertain that scrap and re-builds after 30 years is the only alternative? Or, are procurement and planning methods, investment strategies or other tools available to replace current costly and disruptive practices with 100-year, change — ready hospitals? This session enables attendees to:
•Describe current practices in avoiding premature obsolescence of physical investments in the face of rapidly evolving medical practices, diseases, regulations and demographics.
•Assess barriers to procuring sustainable, 100-year facilities.
•Identify participants ready to take part in systematic studies of medical facilities change and offer input on the metrics of such studies.