E88 - Facility and Operational Assessment - Shows Need for Strategy, Not Buildings

  • Room: 344-345
  • Session Number:E88
Tuesday, November 07, 2023: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Speaker(s)

Speaker
Dave Sheedy PE, CDT
Healthcare Team Leader, Principal
Kahler Slater
Speaker
Julie Schuller
President and CEO
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers (SSCHC)
Speaker
Laura Rackley
Senior Analyst – Healthcare - Advisory Services
Kahler Slater
Speaker
Marion Clendenen-Acosta
Project Leader, Associate Principal
Kahler Slater

Description

When Sixteenth Street Community Health Clinics partnered with Kahler Slater to assess their facilities and operations, they were shocked when an in-depth data analysis revealed that no additional space was needed to meet their current demand and anticipated short-term growth. The focus shifted to how they could utilize current assets with a strategy to deliver healthcare as a system, rather than as individual clinics. Refreshing spaces to unify their brand and standardizing operations would drive an ideal patient and staff experience. The more strategic they were with their resources, the more readily they could serve their communities, now and into the future. HSW

Learning Objectives

• See how using a data-informed approach to evaluate exam room utilization, coupled with benchmarking best practices, leads to ideal space recommendations.
• Discuss advantages of shifting the design mindset to be more system focused.
• Understand benefits of aligning mission objectives with facility acquisition opportunities.
• Explore innovative design approaches to provide access to all services at all locations via telehealth and social support programs.