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Healthcare Clients Benefit From

Experience of C.A.M. Group LLC

BY VANESSA ORR

s Florida’s population continues to age, there
will be an increased need for new hospitals,
Amedical centers and assisted living facilities to
provide the care that older Americans need. But with
the demand for these new facilities also comes the
need for qualified, certified contractors who have the
healthcare experience required to build these types of
projects efficiently and cost-effectively.
Since 2005, C.A.M. Group LLC has been helping
healthcare clients such as hospitals and diagnostic
centers to meet these goals. “One of the things that’s
unique about us is that we don’t just build by print; we
use our staff’s 100-plus years of construction experi-
ence to help hospitals design buildings that are main-
tenance-free and patient-friendly,” explained Alan
McGregor, CEO of the C.A.M. Group. “Otherwise,
they’re just wasting money.
“People get what they pay for, and sometimes, hos-
pitals learn this the hard way by going with a compa- Alan McGregor
ny that may be cheaper, but less qualified,” he added.
McGregor, whose father owned a lumber and con- woman-owned, small business minority-certified
struction company, spent the last 25 years working as company, the C.A.M. group also meets the guidelines
a general superintendent for major construction com- required to become involved in federal healthcare
projects, such as Veteran’s Administration hospitals.
panies before he and his wife, Ana, decided to start
And with so many healthcare facilities going up
their own company. “I felt there was a better way to do every year in Florida, McGregor sees continued
business,” said McGregor. “Our standards are simple:
we stand on our conviction that building projects safe- success for his steadily growing company. “There
are so many hospitals going up in this area, includ-
ly and better pays off, that shortcuts lead to lost
clients, and that setting the highest standard drives the ing two in Boca, one in Halifax, and a $300 million
ground-up project in Tampa that I don’t expect
best results.”
Since its inception, C.A.M. Group has worked for work in this field to slow down anytime soon,” he
clients including Aventura Hospital and Medical said. “We also don’t have enough assisted living
Center, Northwest Medical Center, HEALTHSOUTH, facilities in Florida to meet the needs of the aging
Baby Boomer population.”
Miami Endoscopy Center and West Gables
Despite this boom, McGregor says that the C.A.M.
Rehabilitation Hospital. They also provide services for Group is being strategic about its growth. “Growth
clients in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. In has to be managed, because you
don’t want to outgrow your
addition to providing pre-construction, general con-
tracting, construction management and consulting resources and lose business,” he
explained. “We’re not here to go
services, the C.A.M. Group also provides healthcare
maintenance services to its medical clients. after the dollar at the expense of
our clients.
“Healthcare maintenance is a very specialized field
“I live here, and plan on stay-
involving the care of electrical, mechanical, and ing here, so it’s important to me
plumbing systems as well as general maintenance,”
said McGregor. “If you don’t know how to work in a to keep my current clients
happy even as we gain more.
hospital, you could actually hurt patients. Without the The best value you’ll find
right knowledge in areas such as infection control, The customer is more than a
paycheck; they are a living ref-
you can do more harm than good.” in east kendall today.
C.A.M. Group’s ability to create projects that are erence of our values at work,”
AHCA (Florida Agency for Health Care he added.
Administration) compliant, as well as their knowledge For more information about the medical & professional office condos
of NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), NEC
C.A.M. Group, visit
(National Electrical Code), and JCAHO (Joint www.camgroupllc.com
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