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Russ Korcuska
Senior VP of Construction & Special Projects - Phoenix Children's Hospital

Russ Korcuska is Senior Vice President of Construction and Special Projects at Phoenix Children’s. An innovative and results-driven healthcare leader, Korcuska focuses on achieving strategic and tactical objectives across complex structures within the healthcare system. With more than 30 years of experience in building design, construction and development, he is committed to driving value, optimizing processes, reducing costs, and building relationships. As the SVP of Construction and Special Projects, Korcuska is responsible for facility planning, design, construction, activation, medical equipment planning, real estate and facility maintenance/operations. Prior to joining Phoenix Children’s, Korcuska served as Vice President, Capital Construction and Engineering and as Interim Vice President, Supply Chain with Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston, Texas. There, he led system design and construction, facility engineering, security, environmental services, food/nutrition services, purchasing, material management and clinical engineering/asset management, for 14 acute care campuses and over 200 leased ambulatory locations. He also served as Vice President, National Projects Group for Kitchell Contractors where he was responsible for leading and delivering projects from Washington State to Indiana focused on healthcare, Native American and higher education markets. At Kitchell, he served as project executive during the construction of Phoenix Children’s main hospital campus and emergency department expansion. Korcuska earned a bachelor’s in construction engineering from Arizona State University. He is an American Society of Healthcare Engineering Certified Healthcare Constructor and certified professional constructor (CPC), the highest level of certification offered by the American Institute of Constructors.