A multi-location healthcare provider needed to optimize their physical footprint while maintaining excellent patient care. With plans to consolidate multiple locations and launch new construction projects, they sought project management expertise to guide this complex transformation.
Understanding The challenge
Expanding Care, Streamlining Operations: A Delicate Balance
Like many growing healthcare organizations, the client needed to balance clinical excellence with operational efficiency. While their team excelled at patient care, the scale and complexity of managing multiple simultaneous facility changes demanded specialized project management expertise. Beyond just construction oversight, success requires deep healthcare operational knowledge, sophisticated stakeholder management, and the ability to maintain seamless patient care throughout the transition.
THe persimmon approach
Expert Project Leadership for a Seamless Transition
We provided a senior healthcare project manager whose expertise exceeded traditional project management skills. Our consultant brought years of healthcare-specific experience, combining technical project management mastery with a deep understanding of clinical operations and regulatory requirements.
From day one, our consultant elevated the project’s strategic vision. She developed comprehensive timelines that thoughtfully accounted for clinical operations and regulatory requirements—factors that those without healthcare expertise might overlook. Her approach to vendor evaluation and selection demonstrated the value of having an experienced project manager, as she introduced robust processes that would serve the organization well beyond this specific initiative.
The consultant’s healthcare background proved particularly valuable in stakeholder management. She navigated the complex dynamics between clinical and administrative teams with skill, ensuring all voices were heard while keeping the project moving forward. Her ability to translate between clinical needs and operational requirements helped build trust and alignment across the organization.
results & impact
Optimized Space, Enhanced Patient Care, and Long-Term Impact
The impact of having an expert project manager at the helm became clear as the engagement progressed. The organization successfully consolidated its facilities according to revised, realistic timelines while maintaining high standards of patient care. More importantly, they gained sophisticated project management capabilities that would serve them well into the future.
Our consultant enhanced the organization’s ability to manage complex projects independently through thoughtfully designed tools, templates, and processes. She optimized their project management system, introducing new functionalities dramatically improving project visibility and control. These improvements laid the groundwork for more effective resource allocation and project prioritization across the organization.
The client recognized our consultant’s distinctive value: “Our consultant has been amazing! They are very detailed, ask great questions, and have healthcare experience, which has been a phenomenal attribute.”
The Persimmon Difference
Beyond Project Management—A Partner in Healthcare Excellence
At Persimmon, we understand that cookie-cutter approaches don’t deliver transformative results. While we know industry best practices inside and out, our strength lies in combining proven methodologies with innovative solutions tailored to each client’s unique needs. When clients engage Persimmon for program management expertise, they aren’t just getting a skilled project manager—they’re getting a strategic partner committed to delivering real business value.
Our consultants focus on practical solutions that move businesses forward efficiently and effectively while building internal capabilities that ensure lasting success. This approach, combined with our commitment to consistent excellence across our entire team, is why organizations trust Persimmon to lead their most strategically crucial programs.
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