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Mon Oct 19•10:45 AM – 11:45 AM•215

ACHA01 – ACHA Session: How is the Big Beautiful Healthcare Bill Really Influencing Strategy and Design?

Educational SessionAssociation - ACHA

As Healthcare architects and designers, we strive to make a positive contribution to healing, from the processes engaged to pursue responsive design to the built products that live on and adapt to our clients, staff and patients. An enhanced understanding of the ongoing regulatory discussions and their impact on health design is key to orchestrating design processes that yield effective solutions. Healthcare regulations are a very hot topic in today's ever-changing political climate. While uncertainty cannot be eliminated, understanding influential trends and forces can better prepare the design professional to add value in a changing environment. Healthcare planning and design are subject to shifting economic and operational factors over which they have no direct control.  Due to this relationship, healthcare architects and designers must be both rearview-minded and forward-thinking to create efficient and viable spaces that are flexible enough to meet current and future demands. An understanding of how these factors will impact the healthcare field will enable design professionals to innovatively navigate the changing landscape.

Speakers

Lauren Cole
Lauren ColeSystem Director of Design Strategy, Providence Health & Services
Jason Luthy
Jason LuthyDirector – Space Planning Design, Construction, and Space Management, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Dave Kistel
Dave KistelVP & Chief Facilities Executive, Lee Health
Patrick Casey
Patrick CaseySVP, Facilities Construction & Systems Engineering, Harris Health
Jennifer Ratner
Jennifer RatnerExecutive Director of Facilities Planning, UK HealthCare
Jacobie Ricard
Jacobie RicardAVP, RWJBarnabas Health, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Matt Scott
Matt ScottClient Leader, BHDP Architecture