Universal Care Center at UW Hospitals and Clinics: The Role of Technology Visioning and Planning

John Sheehan, President, UW Health American Center and SVP, UW Hospital and Clinics, and Carl Fleming, Principal, Impact Advisors. The Universal Care Center is a concept that creates a healthcare facility which is right-sized and presents a flexible, dynamic and ‘appropriate venue of care.’ Carl and John share insights and a business case for technology visioning and planning for a Universal Care Center (UCC) design. In this session they discuss the imperative for aligning the Building Design and Clinical Workflows with core and emerging technologies to create a UCC environment that is efficient, safe and enables a positive patient and care team experience.