Moving medicine in the right direction.

Academic Medicine is a key driver for future health and well-being. This responsibility comes with unique challenges especially in an ever-changing healthcare industry.

Drawing on the partnership with hundreds of medical institutions, we understand the operational and fiscal demands facing Academic Medical Centers. With practical analytics and designed strategies, we customize solutions for our partners so they can focus on their vital missions to advance the health of our communities and across our country.

“Tripp Umbach gave us the tools to make critical decisions and move us forward with confidence.”

Our services in Academic Medicine include Community Health Assessments, Economic and Social Impact Studies, Strategic Planning, Feasibility Assessments, and Market Research.

Advancing the healthcare experience.

The healthcare landscape is constantly evolving. Organizations within the healthcare field continue to grapple with increasingly complex challenges. Through comprehensive research and innovative analytics, we provide tangible solutions and practical strategies for our partners to confidently put in to practice.

“Tripp Umbach has been a trusted partner helping us identify and reduce the barriers that individuals in our community face. We are better and our community is healthier because of our work with Tripp Umbach.”

We help our partners stay at the forefront of change by creating organizational alignment and improving the healthcare experience for individuals within the communities they serve. We serve health systems, hospitals, biomedical, research, and simulation centers. Our services in the healthcare field include community health assessments, implementation planning, and strategic planning.

Outcomes that lead to impact.

Education is in a new era and traditional approaches leave institutions in a reactive stance. Our innovative team uncovers opportunities and positions our partners to remain relevant and elevate the education experience.

“Our systems are stronger. We are meeting the expectations of staff and students. And we are fulfilling our educational promises in a smarter way.”

Tripp Umbach engages with higher education public and private university clients through economic impact studies, strategic planning, market research, and economic development.

Lean on our expertise and find your future in the changing educational landscape.

Empower your impact.

Economic value does not exist in a silo. It is the result of social, health and business interaction. Tripp Umbach works with local, regional, and state economic development organizations to optimize and implement effective models of profitability and long-term sustainability.

Our breadth of experience offers clients a competitive edge.

Over the last 30 years, we have helped hundreds of organizations apply integrative solutions for economic and social benefit through impact studies, implementation plans, and community-based needs assessments. Clients include non-profit organizations, leading corporations, colleges/universities, hospitals, medical schools, academic medical centers, industry associations, and tourist destinations.

Our far-reaching expertise and industry success turns research and strategy into community impact.

Discover opportunity.

Change can happen quickly and without warning. The COVID crisis brought this front and center for the tourism industry. These times call for a partner that can deliver strategies for managing disruption while forecasting future growth opportunities.

“Working with Tripp Umbach provided insight into revenue opportunities that helped transform how we were doing business. The results have been immediate with long-term upside.”

We offer clients strategic insight for their unique situations. We see big picture possibility while keeping in mind the details of daily operations.

Our clients receive specialized analysis and strategic advantages to maximize their economic impact and communicate their value.

Know your impact.

Communities are uniquely intertwined. Understanding how your organization impacts the greater economic and social strength is valuable to you and your stakeholders. That’s why we break it down in a way that is clear across diverse audiences.

We quantify the tangible and intangible influence of your organization so you can determine which communities are best aligned with your mission.

An Economic Impact Study gives you the tools to communicate the measurable social, cultural, environmental, organizational, and financial contributions of your organization.

We have 30 years of experience working with:

• Academic Medical Centers – completed national studies of every medical school and teaching hospital. Provided customized reports for more than half of all established and newly planned medical schools.
• Tourism and Sports Industry – partnered with hundreds of clients including the national parks services, PGA golf events, NFL teams, college athletics, and convention centers.
• Societal Impact Studies – expanded on our expertise to assess societal impact of initiatives in community health, economic development, and education.

Accelerating possibilities.

It’s easier to envision how to achieve your goal when you have a roadmap. A Feasibility Study is the first step.

Because the big decisions that come with starting a medical school or executing a hospital expansion plan require in-depth experience, seasoned expertise, and a willingness to get into the minutiae with you. That’s just the beginning of what we offer clients.

Set the course for future success.

Feasibility analysis and business planning is essential for any health science university, academic medical center, health system, new or expanding medical school. It provides in-depth analysis allowing your organization the utmost flexibility in its development of undergraduate (UME) and graduate medical education (GME).

Take advantage of our experience with:

• Medical Schools and Health Science Programs – provided analysis for more than 30 new or expanding medical schools, statewide and regional business plans for expanding graduate medical education (GME) and studies to establish physician assistant, physical therapy, pharmacy, optometry, and dental programs.
• Accreditation Support – assisted medical schools in completing and submitting all materials necessary for new or continuing accreditation including coordinating curriculum planning, governance structures, financial pro formas, and clinical education planning.
• Health Systems and Community Health Centers – experience with more than 500 hospitals and health systems, helped hundreds of hospitals and health systems evaluate, develop, and expand graduate medical education programs to meet the nation’s need for additional physicians.

Action that leads to outcomes.

It is a time of complex change and every community has its own challenges. Being a leader in the community health assessment field for 30 years, we have critical insight into how to achieve enhanced economic and organizational outcomes.

We combine advanced analytics and innovative thinking to provide customized solutions for our clients.

Since 1990, Tripp Umbach has completed hundreds of community health assessments and implementation plans for hospitals, municipalities, and community partnerships. In fact, more than one in every four Americans lives in a community where we impacted the healthcare development and programs.

Our community Health Assessment services benefit initiatives in:

• Hospital and Health Systems
• Neighborhood Revitalization and Economic Development
• Medical and Health Science Education Expansion

Drive growth forward, faster.

Position your organization for competitive advantage. Make decisions based on data. With our distinct expertise in the field, you can trust that we approach your challenges with an outside-in perspective and armed with analytic vigor.

Our fully integrated process combines in-depth business research, financial modeling, and expert interviews to create informed strategies designed for implementation.

“Tripp Umbach presented a plan with actionable steps we could take the next day and years down the road.”

Regardless of your industry or business focus, Tripp Umbach is able to consult, analyze, and deliver genuine clarity about what makes sense for you.

The answer to improved profitability and sustainable impact is a call to Tripp Umbach away.

Our Strategic Planning capabilities include:

• Academic Medicine – developed and implemented business plans for more than 50 medical education programs throughout the United States as well as individual studies for more than 75 leading academic medical centers and their hospitals.
• Economic Development and Community Revitalization – for 30 years Tripp Umbach has set the standard conducting the planning projects for communities all over the world seeking to build new futures around sustainability, walkability, health, innovation, and the arts.
• Corporations, Non-Profits and Tourism – leaders in both the private and non-profit sector look to Tripp Umbach for strategic insight as they reach critical crossroads in their operation lifecycles. We offer solutions for market positioning, profitability protection, service delivery, and organizational efficiency.

Data that matters.

Organizational success stems from understanding the context of its community. Research is more than a commodity. It is the framework from which strategy is built.

With thousands of market studies completed nationwide, we bring unique depth and insight to creatively and strategically set clients up for immediate and long-term success.

Access key data and make decisions that reduce risk, increase confidence, and inform the future advancement of your organization.

Since 1990, Tripp Umbach has led the following industries to a better bottom line:

• Healthcare and Health Insurance – conducted image and awareness, customer satisfaction, market feasibility, and opportunity studies for hundreds of healthcare clients in all regions across the county.
• Higher Education – colleges and universities throughout North America have trusted Tripp Umbach to provide market insights for brand image and awareness, program expansion, campus satisfaction, and community educational needs assessments.
• Private Industry – leveraged our leadership to bring solutions to clients in the private sector including MSA, Alcoa, 3M, and Steris.