What happens when a generation-defining global pandemic meets the immovable object that is a state’s certificate-of-need calendar? Throw the traditional linear design process in the waste bin, and rethink.
With an already-approved Certificate of Public Need (COPN) in hand for a greenfield hospital, the leadership of this health system made a bold decision. Due to a recent merger, they needed their facility strategy to respond to their organizational realignment – which meant submitting a COPN for a larger program, including more beds and expanded service line offerings. The caveat? The state’s COPN deadline meant they only had two weeks to complete the design.
Read about how Kahler Slater drove a process to provide the COPN deliverables in two weeks and set the project up for success.
