The public health owner’s guide to resilient capital programs

By

Sam Gumble

, Tara Cohn

, and Jonathan Greene

Last Updated Mar 26, 2026

By

Sam Gumble

, Tara Cohn

, and Jonathan Greene

This article is the first in a series focused on how supporting construction teams with the best tools drives efficiency and supports the shared goal of quality patient care. Subsequent articles will dig more deeply into where and how these effects support that overall goal. 

Healthcare is a unique industry centered on people, with real-world implications that impact patients and their families.

To provide that top-tier care, teams and stakeholders rely on well-functioning facilities. The better the facility, the more effectively they can perform, ultimately benefiting patients. It’s a cycle built on respect, diligence, and care. 

Bridge the gap between clinical mission and capital delivery.

A healthcare organization cannot reach its full potential without up-to-date facilities across its network. Leadership must collaborate extensively with construction management teams for the additions, retrofits, and repairs needed.

However, these teams are often not fully integrated into the healthcare mission or decision-making that shapes it.

Within healthcare, the leadership often views construction as just a cost center. They don’t really internalize how it’s connected to their overall organizational goals.

Sam Gumble

Sr. Solutions Engineer, Healthcare

Procore Technologies

Establish construction oversight as a fiduciary responsibility.

Construction and project teams share the same goal as healthcare providers — they are vital to patient care.

Supporting construction teams with the same intentionality as medical staff by providing the best tools and technology leads to facilities that are as high-functioning and advanced as the medical services they support. 

Invest in a connected platform for long-term community impact.

Hospitals invest in a diverse array of expensive tools like MRI machines, particle accelerators  and administrative software to enhance patient care. Similarly, investing in tools for construction teams can improve efficiency and success from the project’s inception.

Providing them the tools for efficiency and success at the inception of a build creates a culture of care that flows uninterrupted through the many stages and phases of the project and your organization’s working relationships. 

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Measurable value: Transparency and oversight at scale

Success in the modern healthcare network depends on both data accuracy and financial controls from planning through handoff.

By implementing a connected, defensible platform that captures every action and outcome in real time, organizations can deliver transparency at scale. Investment in a modern digital platform strengthens decision-making and allows for optimizations such as: 

• Creating a repeatable oversight structure

  Implement a framework that is easy for all teams to execute against and helps keep healthcare projects on track.

• Real-time financial control

  Use approval workflows to enhance portfolio oversight and immediately notify the right stakeholders of any financial risk.

• A transparent audit trail

  Leverage a complete history of workflow decisions, markups, and attachments to maintain a defensible record of every project change.

• Connected data ecosystem

  Use powerful integrations to connect project data across disparate systems into a single source of truth, preventing communication and handover issues.

• Delivery confidence

  Keep leadership informed with high-accuracy job cost reports and time-phased cost forecasts that generate forward-looking insights.

The benefits of integrating teams with portfolio management platforms help teams deliver measurable value and serve the community for generations.

When stakeholders ask, "Where are we?" leaders can then respond with real-time visibility and disciplined execution, boosting project resilience in a shifting public landscape.

Written by

Sam Gumble

Sr. Solutions Engineer, Healthcare | Procore Technologies

Sam Gumble is an experienced engineer with a background in process management and chemical and mechanical systems. He is a key figure in driving Procore’s product and technology vision, particularly for owners. Sam has a proven track record of optimizing business processes and digitizing legacy systems. Through this leadership, he guides organizations and institutions in adopting technology solutions that improve efficiencies.

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Tara Cohn

Director | Wipfli LLP

12 articles

Tara Cohn is a director with over 15 years of experience in providing healthcare data analytics services. She helps leaders improve decision-making and achieve success with the use of data analytics. Tara’s experience includes provider practice, hospital/health system and healthcare startup/technology. She is a healthcare subject matter expert and has supported initiatives across operations, clinical care, quality, compliance, patient experience, population health, marketing, strategic planning, finance, revenue cycle and human resources. Tara’s passion is in leveraging data analytics to help organizations achieve their full potential with a focus on transparency, optimization and automation via the power of data storytelling.

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Jonathan Greene

Writer

15 articles

Jon Greene is a freelance educator, writer, and award winning theater maker. As an educational writer he has created content, lessons, and led seminars for Young Audiences of Louisiana, Hynes Charter System in New Orleans, Centre Stage School of the Arts in Singapore, 'Friends of The Museum' Docent Workshop in Singapore, The Prague Public High School System, Moleac Pharmaceuticals, and with the Grand Portage Ojibwa Tribe. His work and writing for theater has been featured in Howlround and American Theater Magazine and he is the recipient of 2 regional theater awards in his home of New Orleans. He is a BFA Graduate of Boston University and a previous Kennedy Center Fellow.

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