I am a part of the Project Management team at the University of Illinois - Chicago, with a focus on the hospital, Given the current public health crisis, we are trying to determine policies and protocols for projects underway or planned in the hospital.
To help our team, I was wondering if people could share if/how other hospitals are handling this. Are their certain types of projects that they are proceeding with? Have they ordered all projects halted? Are all projects moving forward as planned? Only projects underway?
Are your clients/hospitals constructing any temporary, specialized facilities to handle the expected patient load and/or keep infected patients separated from the rest of the patient population.
Finally, if anyone knows of guideines or policies they can point us to or share, we would appreciate it.
Walter Hainsfurther, FAIA
University of Illinois - Chicago
Office of Planning, Sustainability and Project Management
Assistant Director of Project Management - Architecture