Schafer recognizes that health care providers must remain at the forefront in staff, philosophy and facility or else face closing the doors. Providers are challenged in many ways and by a multitude of factors:

• Old inflexible facilities which cannot adequately accommodate new health care delivery systems and technology.
• Considerations of how environmental quality effects patient's outcomes and staff productivity.
• Health Care Reform - its implications & impact.
• Facility evaluations - build new, renovate, retrofit or modernize.

As providers struggle with planning and preconstruction activities, such as mission review, available resources, demographics, current and future technology, community needs and requirements, etc., Schafer, as your team member, provides solutions. Schafer will address issues of coordination, scheduling, budgeting, costs, constructibility, quality control, phasing, sequencing, impact on day-to-day operations and safety for visitors, staff and patients.