Safety

The Cost of Moving Too Quickly on Health Care Retrofits and Conversions

The COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for retrofitting new, flexible layouts in existing health care facilities and in existing commercial premises where there is new community demand for an urgent care or drive-thru clinic.
By Virginia K. Trunkes
May 11, 2021
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by Virginia K. Trunkes

Virginia K. Trunkes is a member of Robinson+Cole’s construction law group, where she advocates during negotiations or, alternatively, during dispute resolution, on behalf of developers; apartment building, brownstone and condominium unit owners; cooperative boards of directors; construction managers, contractors and subcontractors; and design services professionals with respect to their business contracts and adjacent-owner license access agreements.

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