I’m off to Japan and my first trip with Seattle Children’s to study integrated facility design and planning methods from the Toyota Motor Company - one of the world’s experts. We will be focused on bringing back insights and learnings that will help us plan Children’s anticipated hospital expansion and facilities for the future.

Our first stop is Tokyo. We’ll be building on our knowledge of continuous performance improvement methods. I’ll write more in a few days to share insights during our trip!

—-Todd Johnson

Vice President, Facilities