Hospital consolidation gives opportunity to redefine focus. Interview by Donald E.L. Johnson

P/SL Healthcare System, Denver, just completed a five-year ordeal of consolidating two hospitals, expanding tertiary services and building and moving into a new $120 million facility, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center. The process was interrupted by the sale of the hospitals, which forced a construction halt. In this interview with Donald E.L. Johnson, editor and publisher of Health Care Strategic Management, Donald W. Lenz, president of P/SL Medical Center, discusses planning the merger, constructing the facility, managing the move and positioning the hospital for the future. The hospital's design is innovative, with parts of the facility resembling a fine hotel. The curved building is attractive and improves productivity by concentrating central services in easily accessible areas.