Bart Thyer
Senior ConsultantThe Innova GroupBart Thyer, FACHE is a senior healthcare planning and strategy leader with deep expertise in capital planning, capacity analysis, and asset optimization for complex health systems. He partners with owners to align clinical strategy with facility planning, business planning, and long-range capacity needs in dynamic environments where demand, operations, and infrastructure must coalesce. Bart specializes in translating data-driven analytics into actionable planning scenarios that support adaptive delivery and capital decision-making across hospital towers, outpatient facilities, and campus expansions.
R05 – Right-Sizing in Real Time: Owner-Led Strategies for Adapting Bed Demand During Active Hospital Tower Construction
Academic medical centers plan replacement hospital towers years in advance, yet patient demand, clinical strategy, and facility aging rarely remain st…Academic medical centers plan replacement hospital towers years in advance, yet patient demand, clinical strategy, and facility aging rarely remain static. When existing buildings must stay operational and patient access cannot be reduced, owners are…Academic medical centers plan replacement hospital towers years in advance, yet patient demand, clinical strategy, and facility aging rarely remain static. When existing buildings must stay operational and patient access cannot be reduced, owners are often faced with the need to reassess inpatient bed demand after design and construction are already underway. This owner-led roundtable convenes an academic health system and its delivery partners t…Academic medical centers plan replacement hospital towers years in advance, yet patient demand, clinical strategy, and facility aging rarely remain static. When existing buildings must stay operational and patient access cannot be reduced, owners are often faced with the need to reassess inpatient bed demand after design and construction are already underway. This owner-led roundtable convenes an academic health system and its delivery partners to explore how revised patient bed studies can be responsibly evaluated—and integrated—during active tower construction. Drawing from real-world experience on a major academic medical center replacement tower, the discussion will examine how owners balance evolving clinical needs, aging infrastructure, regulatory constraints, and capital risk while keeping construction moving. Rather than presenting a single solution, the session will facilitate peer dialogue around decision frameworks, risk transparency, and communication strategies used to align executive leadership, clinical stakeholders, designers, and builders. Participants will engage in candid discussion about tradeoffs, timing, and governance—focused on how to deliver a right-sized hospital that protects patient access today while remaining adaptable for future care models.Show MoreClick the title to see all detailsShow More
