Hospital consolidation gives opportunity to redefine focus. Interview by Donald E.L. Johnson.
P/SL Healthcare System, Denver, just completed a five-year ordeal of consolidating two hospitals, expanding tertiary services and building and moving into a new $120 million facility, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. The process was interrupted by the sale of the hospitals, which forced a construction halt. In this interview with Donald E.L. Johnson, editor and publisher of Health Care Strategic Management, Donald W. Lenz, president of P/SL Medical Center, discusses planning the merger, constructing the facility, managing the move and positioning the hospital for the future. The hospital's design is innovative, with parts of the facility resembling a fine hotel. The curved building is attractive and improves productivity by concentrating central services in easily accessible areas.
Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver, CO.
D W
DW
Lenz
D002497:Centralized Hospital Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003120:Colorado; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004465:Economic Competition; D004526:Efficiency; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006274:Health Facility Moving / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction; D008961:Models, Structural; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques