A report by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) said a non-government hospital project is much more efficiently executed than its counterpart in the government sector, according to an article on Fierce Healthcare.
The report cited the Veterans Affairs hospital in Denver that went hundreds of millions of dollars over budget versus the replacement facility for Parkland Hospital in Dallas came in on budget.
The VA had the option of renovating the medical facilities of the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center at a cost of $30 million, or enter into a joint venture with the University of Colorado Hospital for $200 million — but passed on both due to cost concerns, according to the brief.
"The construction projects in Aurora, Colorado, and Dallas, Texas, highlight how government construction projects can flounder in the absence of accountability," the report said.
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