Nashville, Tenn. – December 28, 2011 –Balfour Resource Group, a leading equipment, transition and technology planning firm for healthcare, is pleased to announce that the firm will lead the transition planning and occupancy services for The Ohio State University Medical Center’s new Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and critical care tower expansion. BRG is partnered with the Columbus-based DesignLogics for the project.

As a major component of the overall campus expansion, the cancer and critical care tower project is more than one million square feet and will add more than 400 new beds. The integration of research, education and clinical care areas will further OSUMC’s mission to improve people’s lives through innovation.

“Working with an academic medical center such as The Ohio State University Medical Center is a goal for BRG,” said Edward Hernandez, BRG’s senior vice president. “My team and I are looking forward to working with their staff and providing our expertise to create a seamless move to their expanded facility.”

The Ohio State University Medical Center is one of the largest and most diverse academic medical centers in the country and the only academic medical center in central Ohio.

Balfour Resource Group, along with Balfour Beatty Construction and Balfour Concord, will be attending and exhibiting at the upcoming ASHE PDC conference. Visit the 2012 PDC Summit and Exhibition website for more information, and let us know if you will be there.

Balfour Resource Group awarded transition planning and relocation services contract

Nashville, Tenn. – January 6, 2012 –Balfour Resource Group, a leading equipment, transition and technology planning firm for healthcare, is pleased to announce that the firm will lead the transition planning and relocation services for the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s  new children’s hospital.

“Our team is focused on providing Penn State with a plan for transitioning and moving into their new facility that is organized, efficient, and above all safe for patients, staff and families,” stated Edward Hernandez, BRG’s senior vice president. “We have provided like services to other children’s facilities including the Women and Infants Hospital in Rhode Island and currently at the Children’s Memorial Hospital move to the new Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.  We look forward to bringing our experience Penn State University and to the Hershey community.”

As part of the project, the BRG team will prepare a transition plan, relocation process and schedule that address all the steps necessary, allowing the new building to fully operate once open.

The 263,000-saure-foot, six-story facility is scheduled to open in late 2012 and is located adjacent to the medical center’s main campus.

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“Under Edward’s leadership, Balfour Resource Group has been growing to meet the evolving needs of our clients and providing them with smart, forward-thinking planning solutions,” stated Walt Massey, President of the Consultancy Division of Balfour Beatty Construction. “His experience, skills and management style have been a great asset to our firm over the years, and they will continue to guide BRG’s success in the future.”

Over the past 12 years, BRG has completed more than 250 projects for academic, private and government sector clients with more than $1 billion in capital assets.

“The capabilities of our staff are excellent,” commented Hernandez, “I look forward to continue leading our commitment to provide services to our clients which maximizes their success and our potential.”

Balfour Resource Group chosen to provide medical equipment planning services

Nashville, Tenn. – December 21, 2011 – While Balfour Resource Group’s parent company, Balfour Beatty Construction, is working on building the new facility at Forest Park Medical Center at Frisco, they introduced the client to Balfour Resource Group and the additional services that BRG provides.

“As part of our sustainability mission, we are always looking for ways to cross-sell our services,” said Robert Feille, senior project manager. “When the opportunity to highlight BRG’s services came about, we jumped at the chance to make the introduction.”

Nicholas Shelton, Senior Manager, Equipment Planning for BRG, was brought in to provide assistance and expertise that the construction team could not provide.

Balfour Resource Group will be providing medical equipment planning and procurement services for the $60 million project that includes a four-story specialty surgical hospital with 30 patient rooms and 14 VIP patient rooms. The project also includes a 100,000-square-foot medical office building.

“Being able to work with Robert and the rest of the team over at Forest Park is a great opportunity and a great example of cross-selling our service lines and how this provides value to both the client as well as our BBC team,” said Shelton. “By taking on this job which is already under construction we have been able to highlight BRG’s professionalism and value which has led to our award of Forest Park at Southlake, which to me is the ultimate win strategy.

In addition to the Frisco location, BRG has been contracted to work on the new Forest Park Medical Center at Southlake as well. This facility is a surgical specialty hospital containing 12 operating rooms, two endoscopic procedure rooms, 38 private patient beds, 10 VIP patient rooms, six ICU beds, as well as imaging diagnostics, laboratory, and an emergency department.

Balfour Resource Group awarded move and transition planning project at University of Iowa

Nashville, Tenn. – December 6, 2011 –The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics board selected Balfour Resource Group to assist in coordinating the move and transition of more than 15 clinical departments from their current location on the main campus to the new Iowa River Landing Ambulatory Care Clinic Facility.

“We are pleased to continue to serve the University of Iowa in their mission to make a difference in quality of life and health for Iowans and others,” said Edward Hernandez, Senior Vice President of Balfour Resource Group.

Renderings provided by Neuman Monson Architects

Currently, BRG is providing medical equipment planning at the Iowa River Landing location and with this new contract will continue to assist the staff and administrators in their goal to open and receive patients in August 2012. The new ambulatory care clinic will be approximately 167,000 square feet in Coralville, Iowa, and the design of the building is flexible, allowing for adaptation as needs of healthcare services change and grow.

The new Iowa River Landing facility will help mitigate congestion and parking at the main hospital. The University of Iowa’s plan is to move multiple programs and administrative functions to this off campus location making room for on-campus growth and facility upgrades.

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Asked about the cost of equipping an OR-catherization lab hybrid, Edward responded with the following:

“There’s some danger of using a formula to say, ‘This type of room costs X,’” Hernandez says, because construction circumstances can have many variables.

Edward went on to say that equipment costs for neuro or vascular-specif hybrid ORs can cost from $1.75 million to $3 million.

To read the article featuring Edward, please click here.

Nashville, Tenn. – October 27, 2011 – Balfour Resource Group, a leading healthcare equipment, technology and transition planning service firm, is pleased to announce the addition of two new employees—both bringing years of experience and knowledge.

Melanie Viquez, PMP, FACHE, EDAC, MT (ASCP) brings more than 13 years of experience leading planning and improvement projects in a variety of healthcare service lines. With a strong focus on LEAN principles as well as a critical, strategic and collaborative approach, Melanie will serve as a Senior Transition Planner for BRG in our Dallas office. Melanie is accredited in evidence-based design by the Center for Health Design, and her past project work includes several improvement projects at Parkland Health and Hospital System and Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, TX.

Kelly Hoffey joins the Nashville office as Executive Assistant. With more than 10 years experience, Kelly will assist BRG’s Vice President Edward Hernandez, overseeing various aspects of business operations. Kelly previously served as Property Manager and Executive Assistant at The Sinclair-Whitely Company in Brentwood, TN.

Nashville, Tenn. – June 30, 2011 – Balfour Resource Group, a leading healthcare equipment, technology and transition planning service firm, is pleased to announce the launch of their revamped website (www.balfourresourcegroup.com). In addition to a new look, the new site includes a number of enhancements to content and information.

One of the new features of the website is an easier to maneuver portfolio of project experience. The new site also includes an overview of Balfour Resource Group’s services as well as the ability to contact BRG easily and search.

“We are excited to announce the release of our revamped website,” said Edward Hernandez, Vice President of Balfour Resource Group. “We feel it more effectively communicates the wide range of services that BRG has to offer and provides our clients, future prospects and recruits with an informative and professional resource.”

The new site features a clean, modern design, creating an intuitive experience for the user. It will also be updated more regularly with project information and milestones as well as other news concerning BRG’s involvement in the community and personnel.

Balfour Resource Group, a leading healthcare equipment, technology and transition planning service firm, is pleased to announce the addition of eight new employees in the past six months. Jonathan Coombs, Brian Mallady, Phillip Rolen, Tara Murrell, Michael Jackson, Jr., Christopher Orlando, Rebecca Baldwin and Cliff Schroeder have all joined BRG and will be providing stellar service in medical equipment planning, transition planning and technology planning for healthcare facilities and organizations across the U.S.

Jonathan Coombs brings 10 years of experience working in the medical equipment planning and engineering fields to Balfour Resource Group in his role as Implementation Manager. Jonathan has worked with numerous healthcare and research facilities throughout the U.S. including equipment planning and procurement for hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and university research labs. Jonathan also brings an engineering perspective to his role as he has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and began his career as a Highway Engineer after graduating from Western Kentucky University. Jonathan will work out of the Nashville, Tenn., office location.

Brian Mallady brings 26 years of active duty service in the United States military to BRG. While serving as a Navy Captain and with US Central Command, Brian was responsible for providing contracting policy and guidance for military, civilian, and contractor personnel operating in the Middle East on behalf of the government. He supported Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. One of his more unique assignments while in the military was as Supply Officer and Comptroller at Camp David for President George H.W. Bush. Brian will serve as Director of Government Services for BRG, overseeing all government projects. He will be based in Dallas, Texas.

Philip Rolen joins BRG as Revit/BIM Planner in the Nashville, Tenn., office. Philip has spent much of his career, since graduating from Tennessee Technological University, working with architectural design software including multiple BIM platforms and Sketchup. His 11 years of experience includes project management, modeling and building design. Philip provides Balfour Resource Group’s medical equipment planning clients with BIM/Revit capabilities. Philip is currently supporting BRG and the Balfour Beatty/McCarthy design-build team on the Darnall Army Hospital Project at Fort Hood, where all medical equipment layout drawings are being created in a Revit Model format.

Tara Murrell joins the firm as Senior Manager, Initial Outfitting & Transition (IO&T). Tara has more than 20 years experience in design and construction and has spent the last three years dedicated to supporting Initial Outfitting Contracts. Her focus will be on providing IO&T services to BRG’s military contracts including Langley Air Force Base Hospital in Langley, Va.

Michael W. Jackson, Jr., joined BRG after more than three years at Universal Hospital Services in Arlington, Texas and more than seven years in the U.S. Army. Mike brings his expertise installing and testing equipment for clinics and healthcare facilities to his current role as a medical equipment planner. He is also a member of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.

Christopher Orlando, BSN, RN, joins BRG as a Senior Transition Planner. He offers clients and our team the unique perspective of a user- and client-side consultant. Christopher has 13 years of experience as both a Critical Care Registered Nurse and as a consultant/advisor for healthcare providers in the process of upgrading equipment and facilities. Christopher is currently working on the several of the Cleveland Clinic jobs.

Rebecca Baldwin, LEED AP, recently joined BRG as Marketing Coordinator, based in Nashville, Tenn. In this role, Rebecca will oversee all marketing efforts including responding to requests for proposals, preparing presentations, managing the business website, generating press releases, and developing other marketing collateral. Rebecca was recently employed at Gresham, Smith and Partners as a Healthcare Pursuit Team Leader.

Clifford A. Schroeder, III, CHFM recently joined BRG as a Transition Planner. Cliff has more than 20 years experience in the healthcare industry as a transition planner, facilities director, and project manager for construction projects. Prior to his healthcare experience, Cliff was a Major in the U.S. Army Engineers in the Missouri Army National Guard. During his military career, he provided leadership and training for platoons, companies and battalions of personnel in construction projects and was responsible for overseeing various horizontal construction activities. Recently, Cliff led more than $50,000,000 worth of construction for the Indian River Medical Center in Vero Beach, Fla.