High-stakes project management tactical skills: How to launch a hospital in 21 days – Morgan
Abstract:
On March 30, 2020, the Governor made a decision. The epidemiologists’ models all agreed—a surge of COVID-19 cases would spread across Maryland and overwhelm the state’s hospitals. And Prince George’s County would be the epicenter.
My work came to an instant standstill. Leading the effort to open a brand-new hospital in Largo, Maryland, we were still 9 months away from completing construction. We’d be of no help in this initial surge.
But that very same day, I got a call from a leader of the hospital system I was working with. Largo was on indefinite hold. But another location had drawn a keen interest. A shuttered hospital in Laurel, Maryland, sat waiting. It still had beds. Electricity. Even functioning wifi.
The pandemic was here. I was asked if my team could open a COVID hospital. The clock was ticking. We set out to accomplish something that I’d never seen done. We had to open a hospital in 21 days.
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