Table of Contents

Ch. 1. What is Different About Healthcare Construction
Ch. 2. Regulations Affecting Healthcare Construction
Ch. 3. Traditional Delivery Methods for Healthcare Construction
Ch. 4. New Delivery Methods
Ch. 5. Challenges Associated with Renovation of Existing Facilities
Ch. 6. Specialized Mechanical, Electrical, and IT Systems for Hospitals
Ch. 7. Unique Aspects of Construction of Healthcare Facilities--OR, MRI, CT
Ch. 8. Safety and Infection Control
Ch. 9. Best Practices in Healthcare Construction Management
Ch. 10 Risk Management
Ch. 11. Healthcare Project Financing

About the Author

Sanjiv Gokhale, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE,, Professor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, has taught construction project management courses to undergraduate and graduate students since 2001. He is the recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Professor award by the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and received the Teaching Excellence award from the School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, in 2005. Dr. Gokhale is coauthor of Trenchless Technology: Pipeline and Utility Design, Construction, and Renewal (McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005). Thomas C. Gormley, LEED-AP, Associate Professor and Director of the Commercial Construction Management program at Middle Tennessee State University, recently started teaching after nearly 40 years in hospital construction. He has worked as a contractor, an owner, and a program manager in the US, Europe and the Middle East. He is working on his dissertation for his PhD in Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University. For over 10 years, Mr. Gormley has served on the committee that writes the Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities-the nationally recognized standard for hospitals. He is a Board member of the American Hospital Association's Certification Center and served on the committee that wrote the test for Certification of Health Care Constructors, which is a nationally recognized certification for builders.