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About Us
Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Blue Cottage Consulting is an independent, woman-owned healthcare consulting firm specializing in visioning, strategy, operations, and facility planning (programming, design review, transition and activation planning).

Blue Cottage Consulting is different - we have vision, knowledge, experience, and a point of view. Our professionals have held executive and management positions at some of the best medical centers in the country. Most importantly, we seek projects and clients that want to transform healthcare.
 
Cottages are about relationships, respite, and reflection. Blue Cottage Consulting is about creating a space for our clients to think, dream, and truly see the ocean of possibilities that exist for any given project. We coach leaders to embrace the possibilities, balance real versus perceived risk, and articulate a bold strategic vision – in other words, Be Transformational.  We get to know you, we work alongside you, and we create an intimacy in our partnership that fosters honesty, challenge, and innovation. It is an exercise that brings out the best in you and your team so that together, we can discover breakthrough solutions with practical implementation, explore global concepts with local applicability, and clearly articulate what success looks like and how we are going to get there.
 
Our consulting professionals challenge the status quo by applying lean efficiency standards to reduce waste, achieve mind-blowing operational innovations, and create an environment where clinical teams can achieve their full potential. We combine robust analytic tools and performance-driven measurement metrics, with real-world experience and active listening techniques to allow both data and people to guide each project to its highest probability of success. Our capabilities come from graduate training in healthcare management, nursing, planning, and architecture, as well as certification and professional training in special skills such as lean operations, six sigma, and executive coaching.
 
We are Blue Cottage Consulting and we are working to transform healthcare one project at a time.
ABOUT US
Below is a listing of the great clients we’ve been privileged to serve:
Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron, Ohio
Operational Analysis and Master Plan

Alberta Children’s Hospital
Calgary, Alberta
Programming for NICU Relocation and Expansion
 
All Children’s Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida
Programming and Planning of Replacement Hospital

Aspirus Partner, Langlade Memorial Hospital
Antigo, Wisconsin
Operational Planning as part of Design
 
Baylor Health Care System, Baylor Medical Center at McKinney
McKinney, Texas
Go-Live Planning
 
Baylor Health Care System, Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie
Waxahachie, Texas
Strategic and operations planning

Children's Hospital Network Development
San Antonio, Texas
Strategic planning for a children’s hospital
 
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Norfolk, Virginia
Master Plan
 
Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Operational Readiness for Transition Planning
 
Children's Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
Program Verification and Operations Planning
 
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
NICU Relocation and Expansion
 
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Strategic and Facility Master Plan

Cincinnati Children’s Liberty Campus
Liberty Township, Ohio
Programming/Planning/Design of new ambulatory campus and freestanding ED

Columbus City Schools
Columbus, Ohio
Clinical and nutritional expertise for the design of improved wellness programs for the school district
 
Duke University Health System
Durham, North Carolina
Transition Readiness Work Shop
 
Fraser Health, Royal Columbian Hospital 
New Westminster, British Columbia
Service Delivery Plan
 
Fraser Health, Surrey Memorial Hospital 
Surrey, British Columbia
Clinical Services Planning
 
Exempla, Saint Joseph Heritage Project
Denver, Colorado
Operational Readiness for Transition Planning
 
Howard University Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
Planning and Improvement Study for Radiology, Emergency and Existing Bed Tower
 
Ivinson Memorial Hospital 
Laramie, Wyoming
Facilities Master Plan
 
Lakeland Regional Medical Center
Lakeland, Florida
Departmental organization and schematic planning for renovation and redesign of Neonatal and Obstetrics Units

Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Operational Planning and Programming for Pediatric Emergency Department Renovation
 
Martin Memorial Health System, Tradition Medical Center
Stuart, Florida
Integrated Process Planning
 
Miami Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida
Lean Planning for Emergency Department and Imaging Services
 
Mountain States Health Alliance, Franklin Woods Community Hospital
Johnson City, Tennessee
Planning and Programming

Mountain States Health Alliance, Niswonger Children’s Hospital
Johnson City, Tennessee
Planning and Programming

Norton Healthcare, Kosair Children’s Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky
Facility Plan and NICU Expansion

Norton Healthcare, Norton Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky
Obstetrics Facility Improvement

OhioHealth, Hardin Memorial Hospital
Kenton, Ohio
Facilities Master Plan
 
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, Texas
Operational Planning, Programming, Conceptual and Schematic Design Involvement, and Operational Readiness for total campus replacement including inpatient hospital, ambulatory clinics, and administrative office space

Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona
Programming and Best Practice Planning for Replacement Campus
Operational Readiness Planning

ProHealth Care, Mukwonago Hospital
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
Expansion Operational Planning & Visioning for Design

ProHealth Care, Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Operational Planning and Wayfinding Strategy.
Advanced Healing Center – Functional Programming & Schematic Design

Sisters of Charity Health System, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Campus Master Planning, Revitalization and Implementation Strategy
 Fifth Floor Inpatient Unit Renovation

Sisters of St. Francis Health Services
Chesterton and White River, Indiana
Lean Planning, Programming and Schematic Design for Free-standing Emergency Department and MOB

Seton Family of Hospitals, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, Texas
Programming Involvement for Replacement Facility

Solaris Health System, John F. Kennedy Hospital
Edison, New Jersey
Operational Planning and Programming for Emergency Department Expansion and Renovation

Southlake Regional Health Centre
Newmarket, Ontario
Operational Planning and Programming for Inpatient and Ambulatory Expansion

Stevenson Memorial Hospital
Alliston, Ontario
Operational Planning and Programming for total hospital replacement

SUNY Upstate Medical University, Golisano Children’s Hospital of Central New York
Syracuse, New York
Expansion Planning and Programming, Operational Workflow and Strategic and Facilities Master Plan
 
Texas Health Resources, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance
Fort Worth, Texas
Operational Readiness for Transition Planning
 
The Children's Hospital, Denver
Denver, Colorado
Clinical Program Visioning and Implementation
 
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario
Hospital Master Plan Update and Departmental-level Lean Operational Improvement

The New Women’s College Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Strategic Visioning, Campus Master Plan and Expansion
 
Thunder Bay Regional Medical Centre
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Five-Year Campus Master Plan and Master Program

University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California
Operational Analysis in support of Operational and Strategic Planning

University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles, California
Operational Planning and Improvement – Pediatric Specialty Clinics

University of California, San Francisco
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
San Francisco, California
Visioning and Strategic Planning for the Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics
San Francisco, California
Pediatric Specialty Clinics Operational Planning and Improvement

University of California, San Francisco
School of Medicine and Department of Pediatrics
San Francisco, California
Diabetes and Endocrine Operational Analysis & Improvement
 
University of Toledo Medical Center
Toledo, Ohio
Clinical Lab Master Plan
 
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
Planning and Programming for Radiology Services

University Health System
San Antonio, Texas
Operational Planning and Programming for Hospital Campus Expansion
Operational Planning and Programming for clinics and freestanding ED
Pediatric ambulatory strategy plan 
 
Wheaton Franciscan Health North Market
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Visioning & Strategic Facilities Master Plan
 
York Central Hospital / Vaughan Health Campus of Care Collaboration
York and Vaughan, Ontario
Visioning, strategy, and community engagement for planning of a new regional medical centre.