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David C. Brown

Dave C. Brown
Office:
Chicago, IL
Phone:
+1.312.583.6994
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Dave Brown is a Director in the Global Construction practice, focusing on the healthcare real estate segment.  He has an extensive healthcare architecture background, with more than 20 of his 35 years of industry experience, dedicated to healthcare design and construction.  

In his various roles he has built and led a healthcare design practice, been in charge of over 100 healt care related construction projects, and been the project executive for five open, operating greenfield replacement hospitals.  He has completed design and implementation for more than ten hospital and regional medical centers and led the planning and design of 15 medical office buildings and four psychiatric facilities. He has managed over $1.0 billion in total project value and participated in multiple “due diligence” assignments requiring the analysis of major capital projects


Articles by David Brown

Navigant’s Role as Program Manager

Navigant’s Healthcare Real Estate team opines on their role as client program manager and how to bring best practices to delivering care. The team discusses the essential components of an efficient transformation include addressing operational costs, processes and staffing models, integration of technology, and facility management processes.

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Integrated Project Delivery in Hospital Construction

Navigant’s Healthcare Real Estate team discusses the recent changes in project delivery approaches within healthcare construction projects. The team discusses the evolution to the traditional “design, bid, build” approach and reviews the essential components for an integrated project delivery.

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The 70/30 Rule

The 70/30 Rule is Navigant’s “rule of thumb” for mega hospital construction projects. Essentially, Navigant found an organization can implement 70 percent of the operational planning component in the current facility and the last 30 percent can be implemented in the new facility. The team reviews this approach and how they’ve seen it evolve in their client’s projects.

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The Hospital of the Future: Transformational Changes

What will the hospital of the future look like? The team discusses how healthcare facilities can achieve high quality of care and enhanced patient experience through strategic, operational planning.

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Driving Solutions in Healthcare Facilities

Navigant’s Healthcare Real Estate team discusses how they’ve seen hospitals fall short when only focusing on traditional solutions with departmental boundaries. The team talks about the importance of focusing on a care-driven solution.

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The Future of Healthcare Real Estate Financing

Where will the money come from in order to fuel strategic capital growth? The team discusses the various forms of capital that the healthcare market can expect to see in the future.

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Education

  • Graduate, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture

Licenses

  • Licensed Architect, AIA

Industry Specialization

  • Construction
  • Healthcare

Functional Expertise

  • Facility Planning
  • Construction Project Advisory
  • Real Estate Advisory
  • Healthcare - Provider Strategies and Management