WEBINAR: Lessons Learned from 72 Community Hospital Replacement Projects

Thursday, April 15, 2010
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Historically, there has been little empirical data to assess the risk and success factors of hospital replacement projects. Identifying the strategies that are important to the success of a replacement hospital project has been, at best, anecdotal. This presentation addresses this void from both quantitative and qualitative perspectives.

Empirical findings from Stroudwater’s continuing research into replacement hospital strategy development and execution will provide context for a case study of a successful New England replacement hospital project. Employing the 2009 Community Hospital Replacement Study (CHRS) as a starting point, the presentation will address the strategies that drive replacement hospital performance.

The CHRS and follow-up research are available at: www.replacement-hospital.org .

Jeffrey B. Sommer, MPP, Practice Leader, Capital Planning and Access, Stroudwater Associates

Melissa P. Lin, MS, Consultant, Stroudwater Associates


Mr. Sommer is the practice leader of Stroudwater Associates’ Capital Planning and Access service line. His primary focus over the past 16 years has been assisting clients with strategy development and the successful execution of business development opportunities. Jeff has assisted recently formed multi-hospital systems and community hospitals with strategic planning processes, often with specific emphasis on clinical service line development, master facility planning and capital access and planning services.


Ms. Lin joined Stroudwater Associates in 2008. Her professional interests are strategic and facility planning, performance improvement and continuous quality improvement in relation to patient safety, quality of care, and efficiency and cost savings. Prior to joining Stroudwater Associates, Melissa worked with the Geisinger Health System, one of the nation’s leading fully integrated health services organizations providing care to 2.5 million people in central and Northeastern Pennsylvania. There, she developed and implemented quality improvement process strategies to improve patient safety and access, clinical and administrative efficiency, and quality of care, conducted quality improvement teaching sessions among multidisciplinary frontline teams to establish continuous improvement methods and philosophy among multiple clinical units of the health system, and coordinated system-wide initiatives through system committees dedicated to CMS core measures, IHI initiatives, and elimination of never events.









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