dck worldwide Welcomes Rick Allen as Vice President of Global Healthcare Services

HONOLULU – dck worldwide, parent company to Pacific operating entities dck pacific construction and dck pacific guam, welcomes Richard L. Allen as Vice President of Global Healthcare Services.

Mr. Allen has 25 years of senior executive experience in all phases of hospital operations, strategy, physician integration, ambulatory center design and development, master facility planning, and millions of dollars of renovation and new construction at major health systems/hospitals on the mainland, including the former Forbes Health System, St. Clair Hospital, and Butler Health System. He holds a MHA (Master of Health Administration) degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a B.S. in Health Science from Slippery Rock University.

“Rick brings to dck and its clients a unique and value-added perspective that perhaps no other general contractor/construction management organization has,” said dck President and CEO Stephen D’Angelo. “He has an in-depth understanding of the needs of hospital/healthcare executives as they plan, design, build, and occupy renovated or new facilities. This allows dck to provide our client support and advice in program planning, design, schedule, cost, equipment planning and procurement, and transition and occupancy.”

For the new Guam Regional Medical City, a $250-million state-of-the art hospital that dck pacific guam is building Mr. Allen recently participated with the dck team to act as an advisor to the client, The Medical City, in the design, equipment, and IT planning and accreditation planning for the facility. Other recent projects include leading a $140 million, 210,000 SF New Tower project; a $5.4 million, 27,000 SF medical office suite and diagnostic center; and a $1.2 million, 10,000 SF physicians office suite.

In the Pacific Region, dck pacific is one of Hawaii’s largest full-service general contractors, serving the islands for over 72 years; and in Guam for over 25 years. dck worldwide provides design-build, general construction, construction and program management, and project development services globally. As a construction leader for the last 88 years, quality workmanship and construction expertise continue to be the company’s strongest cornerstones. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dck worldwide also operates in North America, the Caribbean, and Middle East.

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