In this episode, the University of Pennsylvania Health System reaches for the future with a new facility and new systems of care. Penn Medicine is not just treating the patient today, but has an eye on curing or improving people’s conditions in the future.
Larry Kaiser, M.D., FACS, Managing Director of A&M’s Healthcare Industry Group, and David Shulkin, M.D., Senior Advisor at A&M, talk to Kevin Mahoney, Chief Executive Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System. Prior to being CEO, Kevin had a key and integral role in leading the development and construction of a newly opened $1.6-billion hospital addition with more than 500 beds and 47 operating rooms.
Highlights of this Episode:
What is Kevin’s Moonshot? Improve quality and access with a new facility and new systems of careHow long did it take? Years 2015 to 2021Design Team: Nurses, doctors, others committed to integrated project deliveryFuture-proof: Built to grow and adapt to technologies of tomorrowPenn Medicine’s 4 Sites/Locations of Delivery: Hospital careAmbulatoryHospital at homeVirtualGuiding Principles: As medicine and technology change, adapt physical structureCOVID Impact: Reinforced Penn Medicine’s existing ideas by designLessons Learned: Improve patient-way finding to know where everything is locatedWhat’s next for Penn Medicine? Shift into population health, joint ventures, future care