He works closely with top management and medical leadership to achieve consensus on decisions on strategy, marketing, operational and staffing costs, and the capital costs of improvements and expansions.
With over thirty years of experience in the health care industry, Chris Newman has developed a high-level of critical analysis for capital investment and operational efficiency for all aspects of providing health care services.
About Christopher Newman

SELECTED CLIENTS
PRESENTATIONS
“Hospital Planning and Programming,” Hospital Build & Infrastructure, China 2012, Beijing, PRC, May 2012
“Green Hospital Planning,” at International Symposium and Exhibition on Hospital Planning, Design and Equipment, Chinese Hospital Association Hospital Architecture System Research Branch, Beijing, PRC, October 2010
“Modeling the Future … to Reduce Uncertainty,” at the NACHRI Spring Conference, 2007
“The Opportunities of Process Improvement,” National Institute of Hospital Administration and Chinese Hospital Information Management Association, Beijing, China, May 2005 and Kunming, China, November 2005
“Simulation Modeling: Enhance Analytical Precision and Stimulate Collaborative Communication,” American Society of Healthcare Engineering, Tampa, FL
March 2004
“Strategic Planning for Surgical Services,” in Blurring the Boundary: The Design and Planning of Imaging, Interventional and Surgical Environments,
Harvard Graduate School of Design, 2002 Professional Development Program, July 31 – August 1, 2002
Panel moderator for “A Menu for Heart Health: Comparative Care Delivery Models,” at the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health’s conference, “Current Trends in Cardiac Care Design,” October 2001
“Overview of Strategic Planning for Diagnostic & Treatment Services” and Strategic Planning for Surgical Services,” in Healthcare Planning and Design for Technology-Driven “Super-Departments”: Emergency, Imaging, and Surgery, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Professional Development Program, August 9-11, 2000
“Planning in an Age of Uncertainty: Using Computer Modeling as a Guide,” Health Care Planning and Design in a Climate of Dynamic Change,Harvard Graduate School of Design, 1998 Professional Development Program, August 6-7, 1998
“Facility Implications of Work Restructuring,” joint presentation at International Conference on Health Facilities Planning, Design and Construction, San Antonio, TX, March 1996
International
First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
Shanxi Bo Ai Hospital Upgrade Planning
Shanxi Province, China
Oasis Hospital,
Beijing, China
Dahongmen Community Hospital
China
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, China
Peking University International Hospital
Beijing, China
Academic Medical Center
Tripoli, Libya
Private Academic Hospital
Kuwait
Private Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Community Hospital
Wari, Nigeria
Ministry of Health
Tirana, Albania
US
University of Michigan Health Services
Ann Arbor, MI
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Loma Linda, CA
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Intermountain Health Care
Salt Lake City, UT
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC
Children’s Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, KS
Mercy Health Partners of SouthwestOhio Cincinnati
Genesis Healthcare System
Zanesville, OH
Education
University of Chicago, MBA Health Administration
University of Pennsylvania, MFA Design & Sculpture
Harvard College, BA cum laude
Professional Memberships
American College of Health Care Executives; nominee 1980 to 1984;
member/diplomate 1984 to present
American Association of Healthcare Consultants, Fairfax, VA
1980 to 1985; 1991 to present
Chicago Area Health Care Planning and Marketing Association (CAHPMA)
1986 to present
Professional Awards
Chairman’s Special Commendation Award, Department of Health Services Management,
Rush University, 1994
Annual Recognition Award, Chicago Area Healthcare Planning and Marketing Association, 1993
Academic Service Award, Department of Health Services Management, Rush University, 1991
Certificates
Six Sigma Green Belt
ASQ (American Society of Quality)
Academic Affiliation
Assistant Professor, Health Systems Management, Rush University, Chicago, IL