Enhancing Patient Care Thru Infrastructure: How Modern Facilities Drive Results
Enhancing Patient Care Thru Infrastructure: How Modern Facilities Drive Results
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm (EST)
Location: The D. Dan and Betty Kahn Health Care Pavilion
1315 E Ann St
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Healthcare leaders today face a defining question: how do physical environments shape patient outcomes, workforce performance, and long-term organizational success? “Enhancing Patient Quality Through Infrastructure: How Modern Facilities Drive Results” brings together executive perspectives on how bricks, mortar, and digital integration directly influence safety, satisfaction, equity, and financial sustainability. This conversation goes beyond aesthetics and construction updates—it explores evidence-based design, capital prioritization, governance, ROI, telehealth integration, and the strategic risks of both under- and over-investing in facilities. Attendees will gain clarity on what truly drives measurable quality improvement—and what simply looks impressive.
Designed for senior leaders, board members, clinical executives, and operations decision-makers, this session offers candid dialogue about real-world tradeoffs: modernization versus expansion, flagship campuses versus community access, innovation versus affordability. Participants will leave with practical frameworks for evaluating infrastructure investments, sharper language for communicating ROI, and a deeper understanding of how facility strategy aligns with workforce resilience, patient safety, and competitive positioning. If infrastructure decisions are among the largest and most visible investments your organization makes, this discussion will help ensure they are also among the most impactful.
Event Schedule:
*5:00PM – 6:00PM: Tour of Health Care Pavilion & Networking
(light refreshments will be provided)
*6:00PM – 7:30PM: Panelist Discussion & Q&A
*7:30PM – 8:00PM: Networking & Additional Questions
As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Midwest Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives, is authorized to award 1.5 hours of ACHE In-Person Education credit toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Moderator:
Associate Chief Clinical Officer
University of Michigan Medicine
Panelist 1:
Kelly Malloy (MD, MBA, FACS) –
Chief Clinical Officer University of Michigan Medicine
Panelist 2:
Senior Vice President Strategic Environments and Infrastructure
