Connectivity, cost-efficiency, community and collaboration: The value of co-locating on a health campus
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to increase understanding on how co-locating in a multi-firm campus setting could be of value to healthcare organizations.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper presents a qualitative case study of two health campuses in Finland. The data comprises interviews with different organizations operating on the campuses, complemented by onsite observations, and analysis of archival data.
Findings
Based on the empirical analysis, the value of co-locating as perceived by the organizations operating on campus is grouped into four categories: connectivity, cost-efficiency, community and collaboration (or the “four Cs”).
Research limitations/implications
The study does not aim at statistical genaralizability but rather seeks to draw analytical generalizations based on identified empirical regularities. The developed value framework, the four Cs, contributes to current scholarly knowledge on location strategies.
Practical implications
Furthermore, the managerial implications of the four Cs entail a new twofold role for property management: the traditional facilitator role, which is suitable for delivering the two tangible values of connectivity and cost-efficiency, and the modern era integrator, a community builder that is able to deliver community and collaboration.
Originality/value
Previous literature on healthcare facilities has focused on the technical performance of the buildings, while previous literature on the collaborative value of co-location has studied mainly single-firm corporate campuses. This study uniquely explores the potential value of health campuses, where different private, public and third sector organizations co-locate.
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Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank the ORTON Foundation for providing their valuable time, archival data about the case campuses and contact details for the first informants. The authors and the ORTON Foundation participated in the research program Energizing Urban Environments (EUE), which has in part funded this research. The research has been carried out independently, and not on behalf of any funder.
Citation
Kyrö, R., Peltokorpi, A. and Artto, K. (2016), "Connectivity, cost-efficiency, community and collaboration: The value of co-locating on a health campus", Facilities, Vol. 34 No. 13/14, pp. 873-890. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-05-2015-0032
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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