Ken Bannister
Full Name
Ken Bannister
Title
Facilities Coordinator
Organization
McLaren Health Care
Speaker Bio
Kenneth Bannister, Master Plumber, has been in the construction industry since 1999 and in healthcare since 2008. As Facilities Coordinator, he manages numerous hospital projects on multiple campuses, including a recently constructed 188,000 sq. ft. addition with a new OR platform and power plant.
Ken currently coordinates several large projects. These include renovating space for a new surgery center; remodeling a floor to become a psychiatric unit; and constructing a new wing for expanded behavioral health services and a new ER.  

In today’s dynamic healthcare industry, Ken understands the need for flexible management and advocates for a strong project team that communicates well. Projects change frequently as building uses shift, technologies evolve, timelines compress/expand, budgets change, or there’s a supply/labor shortage. Ken is involved with projects from the start and his in-depth knowledge of the countless building codes hospitals must follow is crucial, including when deciding whether to renovate or build new.