Purvashri Hatkar, EDAC

Senior Project Planner, Health Practice

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Thoughtful planning begins with understanding how people, operations and ideas connect. By revealing those patterns, Purvashri helps clients see how their priorities fit together and builds lasting trust as she guides healthcare leaders toward strategies that are both ambitious and grounded. 

With more than 15 years of healthcare planning experience, Purvashri helps health organizations translate complex clinical and operational needs into thoughtful planning solutions. She has proven experience listening closely to diverse perspectives, finding the connections between them and creating environments that support patients, caregivers and the evolving ways in which care is delivered. From specialized regional hospitals to some of the nation's leading healthcare systems, Purvashri is inspired by helping clients navigate complex healthcare planning decisions and seeing those decisions translate into spaces, strategies and long term plans they believe in.  

 A few clients and collaborators 

  • OhioHealth 
  • Children's Wisconsin 
  • Michigan Medicine 
  • Advocate Health Care 
  • Northwestern Medicine 
  • CentraCare 

Expertise 

  • Healthcare strategy and master planning 
  • Translating clinical and operational complexity into clear planning strategies 
  • Building alignment between clients and project teams 

Pursuits and passions 

  • Mentoring emerging planners and strengthening planning practices across teams 
  • Contributing as a published author through CannonDesign’s Research Corps 
  • Traveling, exploring cities, photography and experimenting with recipes