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Meeting the Demand for Behavioral Healthcare in the PNW

Exploring Partnerships, Workforce Strategies, Policies, and Delivery Methods Driving Behavioral Healthcare

Jeffrey Eisen

Jeffrey Eisen

Chief Medical Officer and Acting President

MultiCare Health System

Phaedra Pascoe

Phaedra Pascoe

Chief Medical Officer

Sound

Sommer Kleweno Walley

Sommer Kleweno Walley

CEO

Harborview Medical Center

Kurt Kruckeberg
Moderator

Kurt Kruckeberg

Attorney

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson

Jeffrey Eisen

Chief Medical Officer and Acting President

MultiCare Health System

Jeffrey Eisen, MD, MBA currently serves as the Acting President and Chief Medical Officer of the Behavioral Health Network for the MultiCare Health System, the largest provider of behavioral health and substance use disorder treamtent services in Washington state. In this role, Dr. Eisen leads the system-wide delivery of psychiatric services, which includes the development of a collaborative, coordinated system of behavioral healthcare across the region.

Prior to MultiCare, Dr. Eisen served as the Chief Medical and Health Integration Officer of Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare, the largest provider of community-based mental health and substance use treatment services in the state of Oregon and one of the country's first CCBHCs. In addition, Dr. Eisen holds a faculty research and teaching position in the Department of Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science University.

Prior to these appointments, Dr. Eisen served as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and as the Medical Director for Community Behavioral Health Services at Beth Israel Lahey Health, Massachusetts’ largest health system.

Dr. Eisen has extensive experience across the continuum of behavioral healthcare, from acute hospital and Emergency Department based care to outpatient and outreach services, including substance use disorder treatment programs at several levels of care, with an emphasis on delivering evidence based practices and building improved coordination of care within and across organizations. He has presented nationally on such topics as population health and data analytics approaches for the behavioral health field, behavioral health centered integrated care, and substance use disorder challenges including the opioid overdose epidemic and the prescribing of controlled substances.

Dr. Eisen received his MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his postdoctoral residency in adult psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School. He was a fellow in forensic psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts, affiliated with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Dr. Eisen also holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, with certification in Public Management.

Phaedra Pascoe

Chief Medical Officer

Sound

Phaedra Pascoe, MD, has a long-standing passion for community behavioral health, including ensuring equitable access to high-quality care. She completed medical school at the University of Washington, where she followed the underserved pathway. She continued her training at the University of Washington for her psychiatry residency and child and adolescent fellowship. She served as chief resident during both residency and fellowship and was active in teaching medical students and residents. Dr. Pascoe holds dual board certifications with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Adult Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Dr. Pascoe joined SOUND in 2019, where she initially served as the senior child psychiatric supervisor before becoming the chief medical officer in 2023.

Sommer Kleweno Walley

CEO

Harborview Medical Center

Sommer Kleweno Walley has served in clinical and administrative roles during her 24 years with Harborview. She began her Harborview career in 1997 as a speech-language pathologist. After holding many leadership positions across the organization, she joined Harborview’s executive team in 2017, when she was promoted to senior associate administrator for Surgical, Emergent, Integrated Clinical Services.

Her selection follows an extensive, competitive, and inclusive national search. The process included interviews with numerous stakeholders, including managers, medical directors, direct reports, labor partners, and community member

Kurt Kruckeberg

Moderator

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson

Kurt Kruckeberg provides healthcare real estate legal services to for-profit and nonprofit hospital systems and significant providers of healthcare services across the Pacific Northwest. Kurt often works on complex healthcare development projects involving leasing, construction, and real estate finance. Kurt also helps healthcare companies navigate significant real estate goals, including acquisitions, dispositions, and developing major real estate portfolios. Kurt keeps clients up-to-date on matters that may affect their plans or operations by closely following real estate and business trends in our region.

Healing by Design and Construction: Building Spaces that Improve Behavioral Healthcare

Exploring Patient Care, Safety, Security, and Flexible Design to Meet the Needs of Patients and Staff

Katie Gilligan

Katie Gilligan

Chief Medical Officer

Compass Health

Laura Knapp

Laura Knapp

VP, Mental and Behavioral Health Services

Seattle Children's Hospital

Jake Rohe

Jake Rohe

Managing Partner and President

PMB

Sean Doull

Sean Doull

Associate Principal

Spectrum Development Solutions

Brian Giebink

Brian Giebink

Behavioral and Mental Health Practice Leader

HDR

Adam Smith
Moderator

Adam Smith

Sr. Project Manager

BNBuilders

Katie Gilligan

Chief Medical Officer

Compass Health

Dr. Kathryn Gilligan joined Compass Health in 2023 as chief medical officer (CMO). In her role as CMO, Dr. Gilligan

works with clients, staff and community partners to support equitable access to care, integrate services and

expand programs for people experiencing mental health and substance abuse needs.

As CMO, Dr. Gilligan is focused on furthering Compass Health’s work in creating an integrated model of care that

supports whole person health, strengthening collaboration across behavioral health and physical health providers

to better meet the holistic needs of clients.

As part of her work supporting current and future generations of healthcare professionals, Dr. Gilligan co-leads a

local committee comprised of area hospitals, first responders, community partners, and school representatives to

promote collaboration and partnership within the mental health care community.

Dr. Gilligan came to Compass Health after serving as the medical director of behavioral health at Providence

Medical Group in Everett and has over ten years of experience as an inpatient and outpatient psychiatrist. Since

2018, she has been working with Washington State University College of Medicine 3 rd and 4 th year medical

students. With her help, since April 2024, Compass Health has been able to offer clinical rotations to WSU medical

students interested in learning more about community mental health inpatient and outpatient programs.

She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from The Ohio State University and received her bachelor’s degree in

fine arts from the University of Cincinnati.

Laura Knapp

VP, Mental and Behavioral Health Services

Seattle Children's Hospital

Innovative Behavioral Health Executive with operational responsibility for care delivery across the continuum. Clinical Social Worker with expertise in starting new programs and services in inpatient, ambulatory, and urgent care settings. Leader in the areas of, behavioral Health, care management, integrated care, population health, health care transformation, program design, social service innovation, and process improvement.

Jake Rohe

Managing Partner and President

PMB

Jake brings a passion for addressing healthcare real estate holistically as part of the entire healthcare delivery continuum. His dedication to understanding the new world of healthcare consumerism makes PMB an integral part of our clients’ healthcare strategies and solutions.

Jake has been with the firm since 2005 and focuses on the overall vision and strategy of the company including financial, operational, growth, team and delivery partnerships. Jake is responsible for sourcing, structuring and leading development opportunities including deal structuring, entitling, financing, and managing ground-up development projects from inception to occupancy.

Jake is a LEED® Accredited Professional and has a California real estate broker’s license. He is on the ULI Health Care and Life Sciences Council, an advisory board member of Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Environmental Design and holds active memberships in the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Cornell Real Estate Council and the U.S. Green Building Council.

Jake received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 2003, a Certificate in Real Estate Finance, Investments and Development and a Certificate in Healthcare Transformation from the University of California Irvine. Jake lives in Encinitas, CA with his wife and three kids

Sean Doull

Associate Principal

Spectrum Development Solutions

As an Associate Principal, Sean brings years of commercial construction experience specializing in healthcare and life science. His ability to lead, coordinate, and engage team members drives project schedules from feasibility through design and implementation. Past projects vary from ground up medical office buildings, occupied renovations of acute patient care areas, behavioral health project build outs, as well as campus infrastructure upgrades. Sean is currently working on projects for Seattle Children’s Hospital and Seattle Children’s Research Institute.

Brian Giebink

Behavioral and Mental Health Practice Leader

HDR

As behavioral and mental health practice leader, Brian has a deep understanding of current research and trends in mental health design and uses his expertise to create innovative, research-based solutions that improve the patient experience in healthcare environments. Brian has served as the mental health expert on numerous projects around the world, holding roles in planning, design, and consulting for inpatient, outpatient, community, and crisis services, guiding project teams towards improved outcomes in mental health environments.

At HDR, Brian leads the behavioral health design studio, introducing current trends and design strategies to a broader team and works with smaller focus groups to discuss and develop strategies to improve the mental healthcare environment for patients and staff. Brian has presented on the topic of behavioral and mental health at multiple conferences around the country and is a consistent contributor to thought leadership in his field.

Brian enjoys finding opportunities to share his passion and expertise with the next generation of architects and designers in his local community. He is an active participant in the FGI Health Guidelines Revision Committee, focusing on behavioral health design. He is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Kansas, has served as a design critic and juror for multiple design studios focused on mental health, and contributes to an AIA advocacy committee on mental health design. He mentors colleagues throughout HDR as well as architecture and design students at numerous universities including University of Kansas, University of Minnesota, and Rochester Institute of Technology.

Adam Smith

Moderator

BNBuilders

Adam is a Senior Project Manager at BNBuilders with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, specializing in life sciences and healthcare. He has successfully led numerous complex CGMP and behavioral health projects, including the Confluence Health Bed Tower and Juno Therapeutics Bothell Expansion. With a background of more than 10 years as a Project Superintendent, Adam brings a keen eye for detailed planning and excels at building cohesive, high-performing teams. His leadership ensures innovative construction solutions that address the most challenging healthcare builds, particularly in occupied facilities and urban campuses. Currently, Adam is overseeing Phase II of a 70,000-square-foot behavioral health facility with 32 patient beds at Compass Health’s Everett campus.

What You'll Learn:

What You’ll Learn:

  • Identify the primary challenges associated with developing behavioral health facilities today and explore innovative strategies that leading developers and healthcare providers use to address.

  • Gain insights into critical aspects such as supply chain management, funding sources, strategies for attracting investment, and effective site selection criteria.

  • Analyze the complexities involved in designing behavioral health facilities, including considerations for safety, health regulations, and creating conducive environments.

  • Understand the initiatives to attract and retain a stable behavioral health workforce within your organization.

  • Explore solutions for meeting the growing demand for outpatient behavioral health services and addressing associated challenges.

  • Discuss the necessary actions state and cities require to facilitate easier access to behavioral health facilities for individuals in need.

  • Understand some of the key land use and zoning challenges and strategies involved in developing behavioral health facilities

How You’ll Do More Business: The U.S. behavioral health market is on track for substantial growth, projected to rise from $87.82B in 2024 to $132.46B by 2032. With this surging demand, developers and healthcare providers in the PNW are making significant strides to meet these needs. Join us for an insightful event as we explore the key strategies for developing and designing behavioral health facilities, attracting a skilled workforce, securing funding, and building effective treatment centers.

Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Owners, developers, investors, brokers, city and government officials, business consultants, architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants, and bankers.

Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do.

For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries please email our event producer, Bora Altunay, at bora.altunay@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact rachel.sundin@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

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Venue

Embassy Suites Pioneer Square
255 South King Street
Seattle, WA 98104

Ballroom: King Street Ballroom, 6th Floor


201 S Jackson St - King Street Center Garage - (across the street from Embassy and recommended parking) - $28
509 Stadium Pl S - Stadium Parking Garage
820 4th Ave S - Union Station Parking Garage

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Agenda

Time Activity
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
Breakfast & Networking
4:00 PM
4:45 PM
Meeting the Demand for Behavioral Healthcare in the PNW

Exploring Partnerships, Workforce Strategies, Policies, and Delivery Methods Driving Behavioral Healthcare

4:45 PM
5:05 PM
Networking Break
5:05 PM
5:50 PM
Healing by Design and Construction: Building Spaces that Improve Behavioral Healthcare

Exploring Patient Care, Safety, Security, and Flexible Design to Meet the Needs of Patients and Staff

5:50 PM
6:20 PM
Closing Networking

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