Michael Kimura Featured in Healthcare Facilities Today on the Construction Manager’s Role as a Community Manager

Group PMX’s Director of Life Sciences & Healthcare explores why successful healthcare construction requires more than managing schedules, budgets, and building systems—it requires protecting patients, engaging communities, and building trust.

Group PMX is proud to highlight an article authored by Michael Kimura, PE, Director of Life Sciences & Healthcare, published in Healthcare Facilities Today.

In “Reframing the Construction Manager as a Community Manager,” Michael explores the evolving responsibilities of construction managers working in active healthcare environments, where successful project delivery requires balancing construction activities with patient care, hospital operations, and the needs of surrounding communities.

Healthcare construction presents unique challenges. Hospitals must continue delivering essential services while renovations, expansions, and infrastructure improvements take place. Construction activities can affect patients, healthcare professionals, visitors, and neighboring residents, making proactive communication and stakeholder coordination essential.

In the article, Michael discusses several important considerations for healthcare construction management:

• Protecting patient care and well-being: Coordinating construction activities around clinical operations, patient routines, and sensitive care environments to minimize disruption.
• Engaging surrounding communities: Maintaining transparent communication with residents, businesses, and other stakeholders affected by construction activities.
• Monitoring environmental impacts: Using noise, vibration, and air quality monitoring to support patient safety, protect neighboring properties, and maintain community confidence.
• Building trust through communication: Establishing clear expectations, providing timely updates, and addressing concerns before they escalate into project delays.
• Redefining project success: Looking beyond traditional schedule and budget metrics to consider patient experience, operational continuity, and community relationships.

Michael emphasizes that construction managers play a critical role in connecting project teams with the people and communities their work impacts.

His perspective reflects Group PMX’s approach to healthcare project delivery, where collaboration, proactive planning, and stakeholder engagement are essential to navigating complex capital programs while supporting uninterrupted patient care.

About the Author

Michael K. Kimura, PE, is Director of Life Sciences & Healthcare at Group PMX. A licensed Professional Engineer with more than 20 years of experience, Michael provides strategic leadership for complex healthcare capital programs, combining expertise in engineering, construction management, and stakeholder coordination.

He serves as Program Director for NYCEDC’s $1.7 billion FEMA-funded healthcare resiliency initiative, overseeing multidisciplinary teams across approximately 30 projects at NYC Health + Hospitals facilities. His experience includes acute care hospitals, research facilities, major hospital expansions, and critical infrastructure improvements.

Michael’s approach emphasizes technical excellence, collaboration, and effective program management to help healthcare organizations deliver complex projects while maintaining essential operations.