Construction & Facilities Management
The center is designed to accommodate more than 80 principal investigator teams, as well as more modern technology.
Plans for the new facility will be to grow around the existing emergency and radiology departments, and increase inpatient beds.
The funding will go toward a new cardiovascular tower and emergency department, among other upgrades.
The goal is not to emphasize gadgets and screens but instead to use technology to enable human, holistic experiences.
The Petrocelli Pavilion will feature 18 operating rooms, three hybrid rooms with advanced imaging and 132 intensive care rooms.
The center will provide services including preventive and primary care, onsite pharmacy dispensing and mental health services.
The health system says it will create a new model of care and build a center of mental health excellence as part of its effort.
<p>The health system is focused on automation, such as having virtual nurse models to help overextended bedside nurses, says CIO Myra Davis.</p>
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Other challenges for healthcare executives include staffing shortages, budget changes and cost increases, says attorney Chris Dunn.
Conway, who has been with Optum since 2020, formerly headed the CMS Innovation Center and BCBS of North Carolina.