Building Resilient Healthcare Facilities Forum

Healthcare facilities must do more than deliver care, they must be purpose-built to support people, operate with reliability, and adapt to continuous clinical, operational, and technological change.

DASNY and industry leaders led an insightful conversation examining how advanced design and construction strategies are enhancing system performance, reducing energy consumption, and strengthening workforce environments across hospitals and the broader continuum of care.

Featured Speakers

Robert Rodriguez, President & CEO of DASNY 

Forum Overview

The forum brought together leaders in healthcare, design, construction, and public infrastructure to explore how modernization strategies are driving measurable improvements in system performance, advancing energy efficiency, and enhancing workforce environments across the healthcare continuum.  

Event Recap

Welcome & Opening Remarks 

• Host: Salvatore Renda, Chief Project Manager, DASNY - Upstate Design & Construction Division

Special Guest Speakers 

• Robert J. Rodriguez, President & CEO, DASNY

• President Belinda S. Miles, PhD, SUNY Westchester Community College (Invited)

Session I 

Inside the Griffin Pavilion: A Collaborative Approach to Complex Healthcare Design Panel Discussion

How real-time collaboration and integrated design strategies drove performance, flexibility, and resilience in the Griffin Pavillion.

Panel Participants (Click on the link for bios)

• Robert Masters, AIA, ACHA, EDAC, CLGB, LEED AP, Principal, CannonDesign

• Marcia Levine, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Vice President Clinical Programming & Design Real Estate & Operations, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

• Charles Maggio, AIA, NCARB, Vice President, Turner Townsend Healthcare

• Ryan McCarthy, PE, Principal, Trinity Consultants/JB&B

Moderator: Molly Larkin, Director Upstate Design & Construction, DASNY

Session II 

Reimagining Healthcare Design: The Future of Facility Delivery Panel Discussion

How industry trends are reshaping healthcare facilities through climate resilience, low-carbon design, and collaborative delivery approaches to improve performance, adaptability, and long-term outcomes.

Panel Participants

• Raj Daswani, PE, Principal, Arup Healthcare Business Leader

• Manny Saez, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Facilities, NYC Health + Hospitals 

• Collin Barrett, Vice President Infrastructure and Special Projects, Mount Sinai Health System

• Brian Marman, Project Executive, Consigli Construction 

Moderator: Deborah Fasser, Director, Business Development & External Partnerships

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