title: Early input from all sources drives cost down for project.
abstract: Declining financial resources will force administrators of hospitals entering construction or other facility acquisition projects to think creatively in putting together such projects. In the following article, the authors show how "partnering," a concept that unites all parties involved in a hospital acquisition project early so that decisions can be made in the most cost-efficient way, worked in constructing a mid-Michigan physician office.
authors: MidMichigan Regional Health System, Midland.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Sipkoski
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Kozakiewicz
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture / Q000458:organization & administration; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000191:economics*; D005379:Financing, Construction; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D008494:Medical Office Buildings; D008824:Michigan; D009935:Organizational Affiliation