SCOTTSDALE, AZ—The wants and needs of patient care is changing. Patients want care later in the evening, on the weekends, and virtually. It is that reason that hospitals are really think about how to accommodate. They are accommodating with small community-based clinics closer to where patients live and work.
Those thoughts are according to speaker Crystal Vasquez, director of solutions innovation for American Hospital Association. Vasquez joined moderator Sule Aygoren, editor in chief of ALM's Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com, for a keynote fireside chat at RealShare Healthcare, held here at the JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa on Thursday.
What asked about whether or not we can expect to see more facilities built in rural communities, Vasquez said we have seen some of the larger hub hospitals build relationships in the rural communities and formed collaborations in those communities and that is a trend she expects will continue. “Some hospitals are building stand up free facilities,” she said, pointing to the University of Chicago Medicine as an example, which recently built a $61-million ambulatory center to serve Chicago's south and southwest suburbs.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
