Since joining the Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia<\/a> (CHOP) in 2015, Natalie Miovski Hagerty has been at the center of the organization\u2019s significant expansion efforts.<\/p>\n Much of that work has been co-leading CHOP\u2019s 10-year, 2 million-plus-square-foot, $3 billion capital program to create state-of-the-art hospital, outpatient, academic, and research facilities. Balancing a variety of responsibilities from project logistics to big-picture planning, she looks for opportunities to drive innovation and push boundaries in all aspects of her role.<\/p>\n For example, in response to shifting workplace needs<\/a>, Hagerty led an enterprise-wide space optimization effort in 2021 that reduced leasable space by approximately 200,000 square feet and created CHOP Commons, a non-dedicated workspace.<\/p>\n In January 2022, she helped unveil the new King of Prussia Middleman Pavilion<\/a> in King of Prussia, Pa., CHOP\u2019s second inpatient hospital in its 170-year history. Currently, she\u2019s overseeing a new 1.3 million-square-foot, 500-bed patient tower expansion on the main campus and the $480 million Schuylkill Avenue Research Building project.<\/p>\n Known for gathering input and building consensus among project teams, Hagerty\u2019s is credited for creating a model of project leadership that includes a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, and operations staff members. She\u2019s also an advocate of CHOP\u2019s Family and Youth Advisory Committees and prioritizes the patient-family experience on her projects, always looking to deliver new ideas and solutions that push boundaries.<\/p>\n For example, as part of the bed tower expansion<\/a> project, which is expected to be completed in 2028, she prioritized a new campus-wide concourse level where families will be able to seek respite and a variety of services such as family education, meditation, salon services, a coffee shop, and specialized entertainment areas.<\/p>\n