About Pansanté

A focused organisation for complex healthcare infrastructure – made simpler.

Pansanté Group brings together healthcare planning, architecture, engineering, sustainability, delivery and investment thinking around a shared purpose: healthcare facilities designed and optimized for long-term operational efficiency.

Why Pansanté exists

Healthcare projects need more than a collection of disciplines – they require a single integrated approach under a single point of contact.

They need a shared logic that keeps clinical, technical, economic and environmental decisions connected from the first programme question to daily operation.

Leadership & Advisory

One team. Different responsibilities.

Pansanté brings corporate leadership and independent specialist perspectives into one shared team. The Board of Directors retains responsibility for governance and strategy; Advisory Board members contribute focused expertise and critical guidance.

Founded and led by Gunnar Dennewill, Pansanté has been developed from the outset together with James R. Draheim and an international group of operational and specialist leaders.

Gunnar Dennewill AKBW

Board of Directors

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Gunnar Dennewill AKBW

Architect, hospital planner and creator of the Sustainable Hospital system. Gunnar leads Pansanté’s strategy, system development and international healthcare programmes, drawing on more than 30 years of experience.

James R. Draheim AIA

Board of Directors

Chief Operating Officer · President, Pansanté USA

James R. Draheim AIA

Healthcare design and delivery leader with 39 years of international experience. Involved with Pansanté from the outset, Jim connects Board strategy with development and operations in the United States.

Helmut Meyer

Advisory Board

Climate Engineering & Environmental Design

Helmut Meyer

Partner and Senior Project Manager at Transsolar. Helmut advises Pansanté on passive design, thermal comfort, energy and resource efficiency, climate resilience and environmental performance.

Dr. Tracey Graham

Advisory Board

Healthcare Operations & Operational Readiness

Dr. Tracey Graham

Healthcare strategist with a clinical background in trauma nursing and experience in hospital administration, operational planning, continuity of operations and health-system transformation.

Dr. Kalina Naidoo

Advisory Board

Neuroscience, Research & International Perspective

Dr. Kalina Naidoo

Kalina contributes expertise in neuroscience, academic research, education and international collaboration, adding an analytical and intercultural perspective to Pansanté’s mission.

Prof. Dr. med. Aarne Feldheiser

Advisory Board

Perioperative Medicine & Clinical Innovation

Prof. Dr. med. Aarne Feldheiser

Anaesthesiologist and intensive care specialist advising on perioperative medicine, clinical processes, patient safety, evidence-based innovation, data science and digital health.

Eslam Mahdy

Advisory Board

Urban Design, Planning & Sustainable Development

Eslam Mahdy

Associate Director at Guidehouse. Eslam contributes urban design, planning and sustainable-development expertise to complex healthcare and infrastructure programmes.

Tanja Dennewill

Board of Directors

Research & Strategic Support

Tanja Dennewill

Tanja combines academic research, teaching and intercultural communication. She supports strategic work with research, structured knowledge and sensitivity to cultural context.

Beat Bachmann OTIA

Board of Directors

Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer

Beat Bachmann OTIA

Architect and project leader with strong design and analytical expertise. Beat supports financial stewardship, Swiss governance and the long-term implementation of Pansanté’s hospital typology.

Lucia Dennewill

Board of Directors

Business Development & Strategic Partnerships

Lucia Dennewill

Lucia brings international business, project management and operational experience to the Board. She supports opportunity development and builds strategic relationships across markets and programmes.

Clear governance · broader knowledge

Corporate responsibility and specialist insight inform the same healthcare mission.

Organisation

A core organisation. A programme‑specific expert network.

Pansanté builds teams around the actual project.

01

Pansanté SA

Swiss parent company applying and advancing the Sustainable Hospital system under licence, alongside international programme development and multidisciplinary coordination.

02

Pansanté USA Inc.

U.S. entity supporting healthcare development, design and delivery opportunities in the United States.

03

Expert collaboration

Healthcare planners, architects, environmental and technical engineers, cost and impact specialists, operators, developers and financing partners assembled to suit the programme.

How we judge the work

Five commitments.

01

Clinical purpose first

Architecture and engineering serve care, safety and the people who use the hospital.

02

Lifecycle over Initial Costs

Investment decisions account for staffing, maintenance, resource use and future change.

03

Context before replication

Repeatable knowledge is adapted to local health need, climate, culture and capability.

04

Thorough Analysis

Project status, authorship, assumptions and performance targets are communicated clearly.

05

Simplicity

The team resolves complexity to create clarity for patients, staff and operators.

Work with us

We have the right team for your healthcare facility needs.

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