Health care construction: getting it right the first time.
This article is written from a construction manager's point of view. Many activities involved in this particular contracting approach to hospital construction are generic to other approaches, such as a lump sum bid contract or design/build. The author emphasizes the benefits and economies of setting clear, well-understood goals at the beginning of the project and carrying through with a consistent, well-managed decision-making process. The construction phase is described with sufficient thoroughness and detail to provide the health care executive a good technical reference for any health care construction project.
D001108:Architecture; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006126:Group Processes; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D009934:Organization and Administration; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States