title: Model approach brings multi-level success.
abstract: n an article that first appeared in US magazine, Medical Construction & Design, Mark Howell, senior vice-president of Skanska USA Building, based in Seattle, describes the design and construction of a new nine-storey, 350,000 ft2 extension to the Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, Washington state. He explains how the use of an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) approach by the key players, and extensive use of building information modelling (BIM), combined to deliver a healthcare facility that he believes should meet the needs of patients, families, and the clinical care team, 'well into the future'.
authors.affiliation: Skanska USA Building, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Howell
mesh_terms: D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000379:methods*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014861:Washington