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PATRICK S. WALSH,
Principal / CEO
Patrick Walsh brings over 25 years of combined hospital operations and medical equipment consulting experience to his role as principal and chief executive officer of the Walsh Consulting Group. His experience includes medical equipment consulting and project management for university medical centers, ambulatory care centers, community hospitals and specialty facilities both domestically and internationally.
Mr. Walsh’s diversified experience includes the following:
- Project management for over 300 equipment consulting engagements
- Repeat planning engagements with major university medical centers including replacement facilities, ambulatory care centers, research labs and specialty centers (rehab, cardiac, cancer)
- Extensive experience in planning large scale projects for both academic medical centers and community hospital programs
- Management and active planning involvement for projects ranging from small single department assignments to large replacement hospitals
- Experience in all aspects of equipment planning for healthcare construction including budgeting, reuse planning, specification development, procurement management, installation planning, relocation planning, and activation planning
- International planning experience in the Far East and Middle East
Prior to the Walsh Consulting Group, Mr. Walsh managed the equipment planning practice for the Herman Smith division of Coopers & Lybrand for 10 years. In addition to his consulting career, he has significant hospital operations experience as a materials management department head for 10 years with Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Mr. Walsh has authored numerous articles and been quoted by publications such as Modern Healthcare, Healthcare Executive, Hospitals and Health Facilities Management. He is also a frequent speaker on the subject of medical technology trends to organizations such as the American Hospital Association and the Healthcare Financial Management Society.
Degrees
BS, Marketing, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
MBA, Marketing, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
Certificate in Hospital Administration, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management,
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Memberships
Credentialed Consultant, American Association of Healthcare Consultants
Member, American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Member, American Institute of Architects
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