David Jaeger
University of Detroit Mercy, USA
Title: Combating heart disease with $80 million heart institute in just 15 months
Biography
Biography: David Jaeger
Abstract
WVU Medicine is tackling one of the toughest challenges related to high rates of heart disease with a new $80 million
heart and vascular institute. The need is essential with heart disease the state’s No. 1 killer. WVU’s vision to become a
leading academic institution delivering cutting edge cardiac services was developed with an aggressive campaign to recruit
top specialists. WVU Health was constructing a 10-story tower, originally designed as a Children’s Hospital. Once the Heart
program was deemed top priority, several floors of the building were redesigned while it was being constructed. The task
was to complete design and construction in 15 months, in lieu of the traditional three years. The team met the aggressive
schedule utilizing design-assist, design-build and an intense amount of creativity. The success of the cardiac program is evident:
inpatient cardiovascular procedures are up 57%, clinic visits increased by 33% and vascular surgery is 12% higher than last
year. WVU Medicine built a new $80 million Heart and Vascular Institute in 15 months, working with a facility that was under
construction, originally designed as a Children’s Hospital. The team met the aggressive schedule utilizing design-assist, design-build
and an intense amount of creativity. Success is evident: cardiovascular procedures are up 57% and clinic visits increased
33%. An objective for learning include (1) Learn how the hospital created the vision, recruited the talent and is positioning
WVU Health for success across the entire Southeast. (2) Transforming a building under construction into the new Heart and
Vascular Institute while maintaining schedule and budget. (3) How to achieve speed to market through creative methods
including design-assist, design-build, and intense collaboration and (4) Learn the value of utilizing lean design workshops to
expeditiously complete design with concentrated user input.