Why aging systems behind the walls are becoming a growing capital, operational, and construction challenge for healthcare organizations By Tony Michuda, Vice President of Development, Michuda Construction A hospital can look completely modern and still be running on infrastructure that is decades old. The lobby may have been renovated. The patient rooms may have new finishes. The operating rooms may contain the latest clinical technology. But above ceilings, behind walls, in

What it takes to renovate trauma and emergency care without compromising readiness By Tony Michuda, Vice President of Development, Michuda Construction Construction schedules are built around predictability. Emergency departments are not. A crew can plan demolition for Tuesday night. A shutdown can be approved for 2:00 a.m. A temporary route can be mapped, communicated, and tested. Then an ambulance arrives with a patient who needs immediate resuscitation, and everything chan

Why dust, airflow, water, utilities, and temporary conditions deserve as much attention as the work itself By Tony Michuda, Vice President of Development, Michuda Construction A missing guardrail is easy to see. So is an open excavation, an improperly stored ladder, or a worker without the right personal protective equipment. Healthcare construction has all of those conventional construction risks. But some of the risks that matter most inside an operating hospital are nearly

The Lowest Bid Isn’t Always the Lowest Cost Why healthcare construction requires looking beyond the number at the bottom of the proposal By Tony Michuda, Vice President of Development, Michuda Construction There is nothing inherently wrong with awarding a construction project to the lowest qualified bidder. Sometimes it is exactly the right decision. If the scope is clearly defined, the drawings are complete, existing conditions are well understood, and operational risks are

What it takes to transform an active healthcare environment without disrupting the care happening around it. By Tony Michuda, VP of Business Development, Michuda Construction The best hospital construction projects are often the ones nobody notices. The emergency department remains accessible. Surgeries proceed on schedule. Patients sleep, recover, and receive treatment without dust, noise, or construction traffic entering their environment. Critical systems stay online. Staf