Hospital Construction Project Management Explained by an Expert

In this video, hospital construction expert Gordon Grover (Managing Director, Specialised Property Consulting) explains how healthcare projects are delivered, and why building in a live, operating hospital is so high-risk. FREE Risk Register Template: https://www.mastt.com/resources/proje... It is a practical guide to hospital construction project management and construction risk management, from CSSDs and operating theatres to infection control and the Australian Health Facility Guidelines. You will learn how owners and client-side project managers spot risks early and keep a hospital running through construction and commissioning. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: How do you build a hospital? 00:17 Why healthcare construction needs specialist project management 01:20 Why hospital project management is risk management 02:46 How Gordon Grover built healthcare project delivery expertise 03:34 What are the most complex healthcare construction projects? 04:30 Why CSSD refurbishments are so complex 05:06 ICU, theatre, and life-or-death equipment risks 05:39 When should clients hire a specialist healthcare project manager? 06:31 How do healthcare project teams identify risks early? 07:09 Risk workshops and live risk management in hospital projects 08:10 What are the top risks in hospital redevelopment projects? 08:25 Risk 1: Keeping the hospital operational during construction 09:07 Risk 2: Infection control in live hospital environments 09:55 Why are hospitals and theatres so cold? 11:12 Risk 3: Medical equipment integration 13:02 Commissioning risks for healthcare equipment and hospital systems 13:18 Medical equipment procurement, lead times, and critical path 15:57 Designing healthcare spaces around clinical purpose and equipment 16:53 Australian health facility guidelines vs the National Construction Code 18:37 How project managers review hospital design drawings 20:50 Client sign-off and design responsibility in healthcare projects 22:04 User group meetings and staged design reviews 24:14 Who manages hospital stakeholders on the client side? 25:35 St Vincent's, Mastt, and rolling capital project portfolios 27:02 How private hospitals make money from healthcare assets 29:25 Morgues, sensitive spaces, and healthcare project team fit 31:33 Key tender documents before going to market 33:18 When should hospital projects use design and construct? 34:50 Contract strategy, procurement strategy, and risk allocation 35:27 Who procures major medical equipment? 36:43 Who owns the risk for medical equipment before handover? 37:57 FF&E schedules and responsibility for hospital equipment 38:58 How to assess healthcare contractors in a two-envelope tender 40:27 How PM firms demonstrate healthcare project experience in tenders 41:46 Why client-side PM value is hard to prove with ROI 43:35 What does the PM role look like during hospital construction? 45:10 Site issues, live hospital risks, and construction defects 46:17 What is a dead leg in hospital plumbing? 47:05 Why hospital floors use vinyl 47:35 What is an underrated construction document? 48:02 Gordon Grover's contrarian view on fully documented design 51:22 Why design documentation quality has declined 53:05 Why healthcare project management experience matters 🚀 Get Started with Mastt Start for FREE: https://www.mastt.com Product Tour: https://www.mastt.com/product-tour Dashboards & Templates: https://www.mastt.com/template-library 🔔 Stay Connected YouTube:    / @masttglobal   LinkedIn:   / mastt   Facebook:   / masttglobal   Instagram:   / masttglobal   X: https://x.com/MasttGlobal Pinterest:   / masttglobal   TikTok:   / masttglobal   #HospitalConstruction #HealthcareConstruction #ProjectManagement #ConstructionRisk #CapitalProjects #ConstructionRiskManagement #ConstructionProjectManagement