Why Some Construction Healthcare Master Plans Fail (And How to Fix It)

In part two of this healthcare facilities master planning conversation, the hard reality sets in: even the best master plan fails if stakeholders aren’t aligned on what it’s supposed to solve. Jessica Busch returns with Bill Foulkes and Judd Orlando to tackle the three-layered framework that actually works, the assumption misalignments that derail projects before ground breaks, and why your master plan might be dead on arrival if you’re not sequencing your consulting partners strategically. They’ll walk through common failure modes. Grandiose visions that blow past the capital envelope, physician-level engagement gone wrong, and how to translate infrastructure risk into C-suite language. With healthcare margins tightening and capital budgets shrinking, the conversation turns to redevelopment over iconic buildings, the looming uncertainty of AI’s impact on facility needs, and the single most important step to get right if you’re starting this journey.