William E Lindeman                                                                        


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 WILLIAM E. LINDEMAN, AIA, NCARB, President

 Healthcare Facility Consultant        

 

 

BACKGROUND / EXPERIENCE                                          

Mr. Lindeman provides expert consulting services that enhance outpatient and acute healthcare facilities. He is active in numerous medical organizations and works with the full range of medical specialties.  He has contributed to the development of Federal guidelines for healthcare facility design and continues to contribute to the development of independent accreditation standards.  

Working exclusively with outpatient and acute health care providers since 1983, Bill Lindeman is one of the nation’s leading health care facility planners.  His skill areas encompass all aspects of healthcare facility development, including project definition, feasibility/economic analysis, site selection, programming, functional design, master planning, design, regulatory conformance, and operational economics.  His capabilities complement those of local architectural and engineering firms by providing the extensive knowledge of healthcare delivery, regulation, and design necessary to translate client needs into efficient and attractive facilities.  

To date he has been instrumental in the planning and design of more than 2 ½  million square feet of medical space; enhancing health care in rural communities and major population centers. His facilities foster a broad range of services from family practice clinics to hemodialysis and radiation oncology centers, from ambulatory surgery centers to acute care hospitals. 

He is a licensed architect in the states of Arizona, Colorado, and Illinois, and is fully certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. His professional affiliations and memberships include the American Institute of Architects, the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, The Society for Pain Practice Management, and the National Fire Protection Association. 

Bill’s planning concepts and facility directives have been published by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, the Medical Group Management Association, the Physician’s Financial News, OR Manager, OR Today, and the  Journal of Medical Economics.  He is a speaker at numerous national medical society meetings, to date including FASA, the AAAHC, and the Society for Pain Practice Management.  He remains active in the development of national health facility standards through participation with the AAAHC, the National Fire Protection Association, the Indian Health Services, the Health Care Financing Administration, and the American Institute of Architects. 

Mr. Lindeman provides consulting services for all types of health care facility development.  To date his clinical, outpatient, and acute care experience includes: allergy, ambulatory surgery, anesthesiology, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, chemo-therapy, colon & rectal surgery, den­tistry, dermatology, endocrinology, endoscopy, family practice, gastroenter­ology, hand surgery, hematology, hemodialysis, interventional nephrology, interventional radiology, internal medicine, laboratory, nephrology, neurology, obstetrics & gynecolo­gy, oncology, ophthalmology, oral surgery, orthopedics, orthopedic surgery, orthotics, otolaryn­gology, pain management, pathology, pediat­rics, pediatric cardiology, physical thera­py, plastic surgery, podiatry, psychiatry, pulmonary medicine, radiation oncology, radiology, surgery,  urology, and work hardening. 

Mr. Lindeman is the founder and president of WEL Designs PLC, a health care facility consulting and design firm.  His national practice is known for facilities that demonstrate a balanced response to the diverse factors influencing health care -- from patient comfort, to regulatory conformance, to operational efficiency – shown through a smooth interaction between healthcare services and environments that streamline growth and foster effectiveness.