Facility planning and development in Latin America.
Since the mid-1980s, the author has been involved in the development of healthcare facilities in the Caribbean and Latin America. This article highlights his experiences to date and provides insights relative to the many challenges U.S. developers and contractors might encounter when exporting U.S. healthcare expertise to Caribbean and Latin American countries.
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Department of Health Care Administration, Texas Woman's University, Dallas.
D001108:Architecture; D002028:Building Codes; D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003132:Commerce; D003252:Construction Materials; D003253:Consultants; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000592:standards*; D006275:Health Facility Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007391:International Cooperation; D007843:Latin America; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D014900:West Indies