1.5 LU/HSW credits available

Behavioral health crisis in the United States has created unique challenges for the design and construction industry. The “speed to market” demand on beds delivery is unprecedented. We will present an innovative, collaborative process of designing and building the new short stay unit at Butler Hospital in Providence, RI.

We will discuss the tools of the Lean process that allowed us to compress the design schedule and streamline traditional phasing. We will explore the operational approach to the design of an inpatient behavioral health unit at Butler Hospital, and the resulting innovative planning solutions. We will review some of the challenges faced, solutions implemented, and the vital importance of the close collaboration of all stakeholders to ensure the speedy delivery of this milestone project for the State of Rhode Island.