“The vision of consolidating acute care services onto a single new campus was strongly validated by a study that found consolidation savings from a single campus would fully fund the debt service expense associated with construction of the new campus.” — Herb Paris, Mid Coast Hospital

“Plan for your next 2–3 expansions as part of the design process so you can visualize where you will grow your building to meet demand.” — Michael Winthrop, Bellevue Hospital

“If I were to do another replacement hospital I would use a guaranteed maximum price approach again. This arrangement provides the discipline to do value engineering up front.” — Herb Paris, Mid Coast Hospital