Join the Association of Medical Facility Professionals (AMFP) Greater New York Chapter Advocacy Committee in collaboration with the AIANY Design for Health Committee for an exploration of healthcare facilities as a community benefit and how the inspections process adds critical value. Regulatory agency officials with jurisdiction over NYC healthcare facilities will discuss updates to the inspection criteria for Certificate of Need (C.O.N.) and other required approvals for design and construction projects. A keynote by Ahmed Tigani, NYC Department of Buildings Commissioner, will offer insight into the DOB's goals and will be followed by a fireside chat and Q&A on the inspection criteria for Certificate of Need.
Speakers:
Oluwatoyin Akindele, Manager-LSC Surveillance and Certification, NYS Department of Health
Ahmed Tigani, Commissioner, NYC Department of Buildings
Moderator:
Frank Cicero, Principal, Cicero Consulting Services
About the Speakers:
Oluwatoyin Akindele is a Level 4 Health System Specialist in LSC Surveillance and Certification for New York State Department of Health where he has worked for more than 11 years. He is also a Life Safety Specialist, a Certified Fire Safety Inspector and a New York State Code Enforcement Official. Mr. Akindele attended the University of Lagos from 1999 – 2004.
Frank Cicero is the president of Cicero Consulting Associates. He coordinates the preparation and submission of all Certificate of Need (C.O.N.) and other applications/grant proposals, and monitoring submitted applications through the governmental review process. Preparation of applications includes drafting programmatic narratives, developing need analyses, developing budgets and other financial projections, and working with architectural and legal professionals to coordinate these sections of applications. During the governmental review process, Cicero coordinates the firm’s interactions with the NYSDOH and other local, regional, State and Federal agencies. This includes attending and presenting at public review meetings, submitting additional project information and meeting with staff of review agencies relative to projects. Additionally, Cicero is involved in the firm’s planning functions. He monitors State and national health care trends and provides the team with information relative to the planning needs of the firm’s clients and is part of the firm’s management and financial analysis team, with specialties in productivity analysis and capital planning. He has also prepared successful managed care RFP responses relative to New York State’s Partnership Plan, Child Health Plus program and Commonwealth/Long Term Care Managed Care program. Cicero is a 1985 graduate of Dartmouth College and a 1993 graduate of the Harvard School of Public Health, where he received a M.S. degree in health policy and management. At Harvard, he interned in the Finance Department of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and in the Planning Department of MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, MA. He also spent a year working for NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation's Finance Department.
Ahmed Tigani is the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB). Commissioner Tigani most recently served as Acting Commissioner at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). No stranger to DOB, Commissioner Tigani previously served as Chief of Staff here at the agency from 2019 to 2021, where he led on initiatives to streamline operations, accelerate project review, and strengthen transparency within the agency. Commissioner Tigani brings deep experience in housing, land use, and municipal operations working at multiple levels of city governments. As Commissioner, he'll promote building safety, efficient development throughout the five boroughs, and helping the city deliver much needed housing while protecting both tenants and workers.
AIANY Design for Health Committee
