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ULI SPRING MEETING ULI SPRING MEETING
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, United States May 12-14, 2025

How Adaptive Reuse and Accessibility Will Transform the Patient Experience

Wed Apr 10 2:30 PM — 3:30 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time New York Hilton Midtown - Level 2, Nassau Suite
Conventional hospital buildings will soon be outmoded. While providing a wide range of services under one roof might have seemed efficient at one time, today we understand that very few patients require so much at once. Instead, a distributed system of care—with a bevy of access points and a focus on the patient experience—more efficiently addresses needs, both physical and financial. Today's health care providers understand this and are looking for ways to cost-effectively distribute the most care to the most people, while also enhancing the experience of workers, patients, and the communities that surround them. Simultaneously, developers and owners are looking for solutions for underused real estate of nearly every type, in both downtown and suburban locations, that can be scaled nationally. This panel will bring together top players from the entire health care real estate ecosystem to examine case studies of how a decentralized model can improve health outcomes while realizing the potential of vacant commercial real estate.

Speakers

Moderator

Principal & Global Health Sector Leader Gensler

Jim has spent his career planning and designing innovative facilities for academic medical centers, research institutes, and healthcare providers. Based in Gensler’s New York office, his work investigates and synthesizes new technologies, human activity/behavior-based programs, and spatial models to create new architectural typologies that further his clients’ missions. He is a visiting critic at The New School-Parsons Design, NJIT, Carnegie Mellon University, Drexel University, and…

Panelist

Executive Director, Design + Construction Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Suzen L. Heeley, IIDA, LEED AP Suzen L. Heeley is the Executive Director, Design+Construction at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center [ MSK ] in New York City. She is responsible for design of an ongoing $3+ billion capital program, comprised of new construction and renovation projects in over 30 locations throughout the New York tri-state area. Her past work in architectural/design consulting and as an…
Panelist

Vice President | North America Healthca Turner & Townsend Healthcare

Charles has over 30 years of experience having worked as a practicing architect, hospital facilities executive and owner's representative consultant. His architectural background and consulting expertise allow him to evaluate challenges and develop strategic solutions that position clients for success in today's dynamic healthcare market. He is based in New York City and leads operations for Turner & Townsend Healthcare's project management services business and…
Panelist

Sr. Vice President, Physical Asset Grow Summit Health/CityMD

Brian Natale, CPP is a Senior Vice President of Summit Health/CityMD/VillageMD which operates approximately 900 healthcare facilities throughout the country. Mr. Natale has over 17 years of experience in the healthcare operations field and, in his current role, is responsible for all aspects of physical site growth from existing site renovations to the selection, design, and construction of all new site development projects. During his…