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Arbor Report

Bruce Costella has been a very visible force on the New York skyline and during the last three years has acted as Owner’s Representative for White Plains Hospital Center overseeing all construction at the new Hospital.

Bruce views himself as an architectural translator, a project development executive hired to oversee hospital construction jobs, with experience gained from years of work on large medical projects. “It’s a package deal; I assist in the planning and financial development, run the project team and help navigate through the restrictive New York State and Federal guidelines for hospitals.” He also has the job of integrating the medical equipment and furniture into the new building.

Prior to his work on the White Plains Hospital project Mr. Costella played a leadership role in building Columbia Presbyterian Milstein Hospital and St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Medical Center.

Bruce joined Lehrer McGovern Bovis, a multi-disciplinary consulting and construction firm, and served as focal point for preconstruction services for New York Hospital’s major modernization program over the FDR Drive. He has been an active member of the New York Society of Hospital Engineers and the New York Society for Health Planning for many years.

Bruce also holds a faculty appointment at the Institute of Design and Construction, teaching a Construction Administration graduate course, and initiated lectures on design and construction of health care facilities. “One of my greatest pleasures is having the opportunity to teach young men and women aspiring in this field.”

A native born New Yorker, Bruce has also worked on the west coast, providing Owner’s Representative services to the University of San Francisco. His task was to manage multiple ongoing construction projects while developing an open selection process to determine who the architects and various consultants would be for the campus master planning effort.

What’s next for Mr. Costella? One of his final duties at White Plains Hospital will be to coordinate the entire transfer of services and personnel from the existing hospital to the new Flanzer Pavillion, and then start the renovation phase on the existing vacated facility.

You can bet your last dollar that Bruce Costella won’t be leaving the area without having left something behind, for he has helped shape health care in New York.