DFW Healthcare Summit

Tue Apr 28, 2026

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DFW Healthcare Summit

From mega-expansions to suburban growth corridors, what’s driving the transformation of hospitals and access to care across the Dallas-Fort-Worth region

Tuesday April 28 2026 @ 8:00 AM CDT

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Speakers and Panels

Keynote

Dr. Frederick Cerise

President & CEO, Parkland

Alan Kramer

Assistant Vice President, UT Southwestern

Jennifer Rodosta

EVP, Strategic Initiatives, Children's Health

Ajith Pai

Ajith Pai, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, leads Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth with a steady focus on excellence, collaboration, and community impact. Since assuming the role of president in July 2022, he has guided the hospital through a period of remarkable achievement and growth. Under his leadership, Texas Health Southwest earned recognition as the #9 hospital in Dallas–Fort Worth in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings, was named the #1 hospital in Fort Worth and #19 in Texas on Newsweek’s 2025 America’s Best-in-State Hospitals list and was honored as a Premier Top 100 Hospital. The hospital also recently embarked on a transformative $223 million expansion, including a new five‐story patient tower slated to open in 2028. Before joining Texas Health Southwest, Ajith served as President of Texas Health Cleburne, where he built strong partnerships with physicians, strengthened operational performance, and fostered a culture centered on safety, quality, and engagement. Across his leadership roles, he has remained committed to advancing patient care while nurturing meaningful relationships with employees, medical staff, governance leaders, and the broader community. Ajith’s professional foundation blends clinical expertise with business acumen. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy and later completed his Master of Business Administration at The University of Texas at Dallas. A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, he served as the 2025 Chapter President of ACHE of North Texas. His belief in the power of advocacy has shaped his service beyond the hospital walls—most recently as the 2025 Chair of the Texas Hospital Association Political Action Committee (HOSPAC), as a member of the Texas Hospital Association Board of Trustees, and as a representative on the American Hospital Association Regional Policy Board 7. Away from his professional responsibilities, Ajith finds his greatest joy in time spent with his family—his wife, Myriam, and their three children, Elyse, Nikhil, and Yvette.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth

President

Ajith Pai

President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth

Kevin Greene

President, Cook Children’s Medical Center - Prosper

Ethan Garner

Managing Director & Region Lead, JLL

Michaela Avitable

VP of Strategy & Development, Prevarian

Dave Ericksen

SVP & Managing Director, Columbia Bank Healthcare

Mike McMahan

EVP, Healthcare, Ryan Companies

Paul Sabal

Principal / Healthcare Practice Leader, HFA Architecture & Engineering

Stacey Brimmer

Associate Principal, Corgan

Katy Carmical

Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth

Meagan Gibbs

Healthcare Engineering Director, HDR Architecture

Moderator

Adam Laufer

Associate, PARADIGM Structural Engineers

Why You Should Attend This DFW Healthcare Event

What We'll Cover:

Industry Pressures and Health System Strategy in North Texas: A deep dive into how capital constraints, labor shortages, reimbursement pressure, and real estate strategy are shaping decision-making across North Texas health systems, from major hospital networks to regional providers.
Digital Transformation and the Modern Patient Experience: How AI adoption, workflow optimization, and evolving staffing models are improving operational performance and redefining the patient journey across inpatient, outpatient, and virtual care environments.
The New Healthscape: Urban Redevelopment & the Future of Healthcare: How changing healthcare delivery models are reshaping construction, development, and design
Suburban Growth Markets and Healthcare Campus Expansion: A discussion on the rise of large-scale healthcare campuses and megacampuses in fast-growing North Texas suburbs, and how these developments are reshaping access to care, capacity planning, and community impact.

How You'll Do More Business: Join Bisnow for an in-depth look at the forces transforming healthcare real estate and care delivery across North Texas. From hospital expansion and medical office development to digital transformation and operational strategy, this event connects the dots between real estate, healthcare leadership, and innovation. Bisnow brings together the region’s top decision-makers to uncover where capital is flowing, where growth is happening, and how the future of healthcare facilities is taking shape across DFW.

Who You'll Meet:

Hospital presidents, CEOs, COOs, and channel leaders from North Texas’ largest health systems
Executives overseeing healthcare real estate, facilities, digital transformation, and innovation
Developers, investors, and owners driving hospital and medical office expansions
Architects, engineers, and consultants advising on large-scale healthcare campuses
City, government, and workforce leaders shaping the region’s healthcare ecosystem

Why You Should Attend: Bisnow events convene the most influential leaders in commercial real estate and healthcare to identify opportunities, build meaningful connections, and drive business growth. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, Bisnow delivers unmatched access to the people, projects, and insights shaping the market. Join us for a focused look at the North Texas healthcare market and the strategies defining its next phase of growth.

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:00 AM	Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM 9:20 AM	Fireside Chat: Scaling Healthcare for the Next Generation A high-level look at the future of healthcare delivery and infrastructure.
9:20 AM 10:05 AM	State of North Texas Healthcare: Investment, Innovation & Market Pressures How capital pressures, workforce wtrain, and real estate dynamics are reshaping North Texas healthcare.
10:05 AM 10:50 AM	The Next-Gen Patient Journey: Operational Performance Meets Digital Transformation How workforce Strategy, AI innovation, and care redesign are shaping the modern patient experience.
10:50 AM 11:00 AM	Networking Break
11:00 AM 11:45 AM	The New Healthscape: Urban Redevelopment & the Future of MOBs How shifting care models, land scarcity, and adaptive reuse are reshaping medical office development across North Texas’ urban areas.
11:45 AM 12:30 PM	Building Big: The Rise of Healthcare Campuses & Megacampuses How large-scale medical campuses are reshaping North Texas’ fastest-growing suburban markets.
12:30 PM 1:00 PM	Closing Networking