Investment Planning
Deciding where the hospital's capital goes - and when.
Investment planning decides how a hospital's capital should be allocated across the initiatives it has or will have: which projects and improvements get funding, in what structure, at what priority and in which phases. It connects the hospital's strategy to its capital so money moves to the investments with the strongest case, at the right time and within a defined funding structure.
What this service covers
- Capital allocation priorities across the hospital's initiatives
- Investment structure: equity, debt and grant mix
- Scoring and selection of investment candidates
- Phased investment decisions aligned to project stages
- Capital requirement build-up by initiative
- Funding sources, covenants and capacity
- Timing of capital deployment and commitments
- Monitoring and re-allocation triggers
- Alignment with financial planning and strategy
- A documented investment roadmap
Our process
- Define the hospital's investment priorities
- Build and score the capital allocation candidates
- Structure funding and phasing
- Sequence commitments against project milestones
- Set monitoring and re-allocation triggers
- Document the investment roadmap
Frequently asked questions
How is investment planning different from financial planning?
Financial planning models the hospital's finances as it operates. Investment planning allocates capital across initiatives - which investments get funded, how they are structured and phased.
How is it different from financial feasibility?
Financial feasibility tests whether one project's financial case holds. Investment planning sits above that - it decides how capital is shared among competing initiatives and priorities.
What is an investment roadmap?
A forward plan of the initiatives to be funded, their priority, funding structure, phasing and the triggers for re-allocation if assumptions change.
How are investment candidates prioritised?
Scored on strategic fit, market and financial return, risk and funding feasibility, then sequenced against the capital available.
Who needs investment planning?
Hospitals with several investment options - growth, infrastructure, services or equipment - and limited capital that must be allocated well.