Robert Crotty
Assistant VP, Capital Productivity Improvement & Strategy HCA Healthcare
Dr. Rob Crotty serves as Assistant Vice President for HCA Building Capital Productivity and Strategy, leading capital productivity and industrialized execution for HCA’s healthcare design and construction projects. With over 30 years of experience in operational excellence across more than 40 industries, he joined HCA in 2015 to advance project delivery through prefabrication, national sourcing, and lean construction strategies across a $4 billion portfolio. Dr. Crotty holds degrees in Industrial Engineering, an MBA, a Doctorate in Business Administration, and credentials including Shingo Prize Distinguished Examiner and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
Seminars
Thursday 5th February 2026
Owner Panel: What Will It Take to Get Us Where We Need to Go?
2:00 pm
- Breaking Barriers & Overcoming Resistance Address fears around cost, quality, and failure; strategies include education, factory visits, and strong leadership champions.
- Lessons Learned & Practical Strategies Build trust internally, find regional partners, manage union concerns, and leverage modular for prototyping and operational alignment.
- Future Vision – The Blue Ocean Define the ideal state: systemic transformation, full volumetric adoption, and owner-led supply chain innovation.
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Joining the Advancing Prefabrication 2026 Speaker Faculty
