How and when do I reuse existing structures of healthcare? Using specific examples such as Mercy Memorial Hospital in Monroe, MI and a nursing home built using hotel construction turned into a hospital; first steps can be illustrated for determining if what you have can take you into the future. Lessons learned can also help us establish guidelines for making the determination on what can be rehabilitated and what should be changed in buildings we retain. This session enables attendees to:
. Describe the optimal approach to be taken when reusing an older healthcare building
. Describe the first step decisions to be made in developing the approach for reusing an existing structure
. Assess the defining, but not limiting factors prevalent in rehabilitating older healthcare buildings.