HEALTHCARE INFLUENCER: Ryan Cos.

Among the lead executives at Ryan Healthcare real estate are (from left) Erwin Effler III and Connor Lewis, both VPs of Healthcare Real Estate Development; and Steve Stecker, VP of National Healthcare Construction; and Alena Sakalouski Johnson, Director of Healthcare Architecture.

Founded in 1938, Ryan Cos. is a developer, architect, builder, capital investment consultant and real estate manager that focuses on healthcare and senior living among other asset classes. It has a national footprint with nearly 1,300 employees in 16 offices and it has completed projects in 38 states.

In the healthcare space in particular, it has completed more than 175 projects with contract amounts totaling more than $967 million. It also boasts of a highly-trained team: more than 70 of its professionals have certified training from the American Society of Healthcare Engineers while several others have achieved the Certified Healthcare Constructor credential from the American Hospital Association.

It has developed a wide range of healthcare-related projects including outpatient facilities, ambulatory care centers, medical office buildings, ambulatory surgery centers, acute care hospitals, specialty facilities and hospitals, emergency departments, post-acute care facilities and senior living housing. Its list of health systems and providers with which it has worked is equally as expansive. These include Banner Health, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Froedtert Health & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, the Iowa Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Mercy Medical Center, PrairieCare and Twin Cities Orthopedics.