Phase 01 of 09 4–8 weeks
Investment & Feasibility
Validating the business case before any commitment is made
Overview
What this phase accomplishes
A healthcare project succeeds or fails before the first wall is built — in the numbers. Phase 01 quantifies demand, sizes the opportunity and tests the financial model against realistic operating assumptions, so the investor walks into design with conviction.
What we deliver
- Healthcare market assessment for the catchment area, scoped by demographics, payer mix and existing supply
- Demand analysis modeling outpatient visits, surgical case volume, imaging studies and inpatient bed-days over a 5-year horizon
- Regional healthcare-needs analysis identifying underserved specialties and capacity gaps
- Business-model evaluation — single-specialty vs. multi-specialty, outpatient-led vs. inpatient-led, day-surgery vs. acute
- Investment plan with phased capex, soft-cost provisions, and working-capital requirements through ramp-up
- ROI projections under base, conservative and stretch scenarios with sensitivity to occupancy, case mix and payer rates
- Service-portfolio recommendation aligning specialties to demand, competitor whitespace and clinical team availability
- Facility-sizing recommendation — gross built-up area, bed count, operating-room count, treatment chairs, imaging modalities
- Risk assessment covering regulatory, financial, clinical recruitment, technology obsolescence and construction risks
Challenges this phase resolves
Where projects typically fail — and how we fix it
Common pitfall
Investors often over-build for prestige rather than demand
How we solve it: Capacity is sized from a defensible demand model, not vendor brochures or comparable-facility envy
Common pitfall
Service portfolios drift toward what the founding physician knows, not what the market needs
How we solve it: We model specialty gaps in the catchment and recommend a portfolio that fills them at the right scale
Common pitfall
Financial models hide assumption risk in spreadsheet cells
How we solve it: Every projection ships with documented assumptions, scenario ranges and the variables that move the model most
Deliverables
What the client receives at the end
Every phase exits with concrete artifacts. These deliverables become inputs to the next phase, the project record for the client, and the evidence base for regulators and investors.
- 01Feasibility report (40–80 pages) with executive summary
- 02Financial model with base / conservative / stretch scenarios
- 03Service-portfolio recommendation with capacity per specialty
- 04High-level capex envelope and project timeline
Working on a healthcare project? Our team can walk through this phase against your specific scope.