Andrea's headshot, smiling in a green blazer

Andrea Wooden

Associate Principal, Advisory Services, Dallas

The day a healthcare facility first opens its doors to patients is a high-stakes stress test of design, construction, and operations. As Senior Director of Transition and Activation Planning, Andrea works to make these opening days—and the critical windows before and after—safe and smooth.

Her ability to manage complexity has been shaped by a multifaceted career. Andrea began in hospitality, where she learned to balance competing needs across departments and developed a deep appreciation for service. Next, clinical business operations gave her insight into healthcare workflows and the intricacies of the clinical environment. Nationwide real estate development portfolios then threw her into design and construction at breakneck speed, while acquisitions and change management sharpened her knack for efficiency inside large-scale capital projects. Now, Andrea is part navigator, part translator, part connector, helping anticipate challenges and keep the many moving pieces aligned, from clinical teams and construction partners to equipment vendors and technological systems.

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Say hello to Andrea
“Healthcare spaces are special. There’s a mission behind the build, with layers of complexity woven into every inch of these facilities. My goal is to help clear a path from design to day-one operations so nothing slows down the work that really matters.”
Andrea and two healthcare professionals pose in a modern medical room with advanced equipment.
To keep all the moving pieces of a project in order, Andrea has to be very familiar with all the moving pieces. This makes her days look pretty different, one to the next. She may be…
Inspecting a cardiac catheterization or “cath” lab with the physicians who will use it to open blocked arteries...
Andrea with team in safety gear smiling for a selfie in a cleanroom environment.
Putting on a “bunny suit” in a sterile space...
Team celebrating success in a hallway, holding documents and devices. Smiles all around!
Confirming specs match what was ordered with furniture dealers...
Therapy dog with caregivers and Andrea, spreading joy in a healthcare setting during the holidays.
Meeting the therapy dog at the Children’s Health Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders...
Andrea stands in a group of four with conference lanyards in a hotel lobby featuring wood paneling and decorative lighting.
...or connecting at industry events like the ASHE PDC Summit, building partnerships to make transition and activation a fully integrated experience.
Five smiling people stand together in a restaurant.

Andrea with members of our Healthcare Advisory Services team, including operations and strategic planning expert Rudy Santacroce, brain health specialist Debbie Beck, Firmwide Director of Advisory Services Leigh Stringer, and strategist Kam Kaur.

The Purpose Behind the Process

On a recent hospital project, Andrea stepped in during a critical phase and, within 48 hours, built a system to track more than 350 tasks across vendors, clinical teams, and ownership groups. She quickly set the communication rhythms that kept stakeholders spanning clinical operations, pharmacy, infection prevention, finance, and construction moving forward.

But what stayed with Andrea wasn’t the systems she built.

It was a moment during a walk-through of the facility, in an infusion room, when she noticed two treatment chairs placed side by side. The room had been designed so siblings undergoing treatment could sit together during long appointments. Andrea thought about what this might mean for a family, and what every checklist, schedule, and coordination meeting is really for. She doesn’t stop thinking about it.

Andrea in a floral suit speaking into a microphone at an event, engaging the audience.
A native North Texan, Andrea is active in local business and ministry communities. She’s a committed servant leader, passionate about mentoring professionals across the industry.
Andrea preparing to tee off on a golf course in sunny weather.
Fun fact: Andrea loves to golf. Not pictured is the one thing she loves more: her dog, Coco.
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