CLEVELAND – Margaret Hewitt has been appointed Vice President of Construction at University Hospitals. In this new position, Ms. Hewitt, an architect with more than 15 years of experience in project analysis and management, will be responsible for all construction management activities and projects within the University Hospitals (UH) system and will take the lead role in the construction phase of all Vision 2010 master facilities projects
Ms. Hewitt brings to UH a wealth of experience in managing large, complex multi-site construction projects. She has managed over 1,400 new construction/renovation projects at nearly 600 facilities and prepared/managed five-year budgets exceeding $3.5 billion. At UH, she will develop a centralized system level construction management organization which will facilitate standards for construction, policies and procedures for construction management and enable the UH branding program through the various physical plants and new facilities UH is currently developing. Her span of control and responsibilities will include all hospitals, ambulatory centers and non-clinical facilities owned or leased by UH.