Healthcare Design

Who was on the expo floor at the recent HCD Healthcare Design Conference + Expo? Exhibitors like JSI Health were inspiring individuals to love where they thrive, love where they care, and love where they heal. Save the date for the next #HCDcon Oct. 25-28, 2025 in Kansas City, Mo. Inquire now: https://bit.ly/3B1m2hi

The quest to deliver new, cutting-edge solutions to healthcare design’s most pressing challenges starts with asking the right questions. ?? Read more from Healthcare Design Editor-in-Chief Anne DiNardo here: https://lnkd.in/gQBpnNYS #HealthcareDesign #Design #HealthcareSolutions

??? CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS IS NOW OPEN! To join our esteemed faculty of speakers, submit your presentation proposal by Friday, January 17, 2025. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eHaFsE

Speakers from HKS, Inc. and UF Health Jacksonville discussed strategies to improve #efficiency and throughput at a new #ED and #trauma center expected to open in 2026. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gd2qK_VF #HealthcareDesign #Design #EmergencyDepartment

Comprising a range of spaces, including treatment and recovery, diagnostics, laboratory, and education areas, #cancer care facilities require balancing high-tech requirements with elements such as natural light, soothing color palettes, and comfortable furnishings. At Sarah Cannon Research Institute, designed by Gresham Smith, the waiting room is designed to feel more like an upscale residential living room than a cancer treatment center, with cozy furniture and accent pieces. Read more about the design of those facilities here: https://lnkd.in/ggZS9Bpf (Image credit: Daniel Brown) #HealthcareDesign #Design

Since early 2023, Perkins&Will has regularly convened a group of healthcare practitioners from 16 organizations to talk about experiences, connect with peers, and brainstorm about what’s next. The #HCDcon 2024 presentation, "Transforming the Workplace: Rethinking Administrative Office Space for Healthcare," was a “report out” of the findings from this group, and three participants in these ongoing conversations—from Nemours, Northwell Health, and Rush University System for Health. Findings revealed the strong business case for consolidating real estate holdings right now, the need for a comprehensive look at real estate and space provisioning that is more dynamic and equitable, the need to design for health and well-being, and the importance of framing a strong business case for change.

UC Davis Health California Tower will include more than 250 rooms that can be adapted to intensive care to address a surge in high-acuity patients. SmithGroup will be the architecture and interior design firm for the project. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g-_zjBQK (Image credit: ?SmithGroup, Sam D'Amico, [email protected]) #HealthcareDesign

May Architecture's forward-thinking idea called HealthCORE made it to the semifinalist round in Healthcare Design’s biennial conceptual design competition, Breaking Through. Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/g_zf-ckc (Image credit: May Architecture) #HealthcareDesign #Design #Architecture #BreakingThrough

?? The Healthcare Design Conference + Expo opened its 2025 Call for Presentations for the annual conference to be held Oct. 25-28, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. ??? Topic areas of interest include, but aren’t limited to, the following: ? Facility renovation and reuse ? Outpatient/ambulatory care environments ? Integrating technology and supporting future innovations ? Diversity, equity, and inclusion ? Specialty service lines (pediatrics, mental health, cancer care, etc.) ? Medical and equipment planning and programming ? Advancements in community health and wellness Read here for more: https://lnkd.in/gJUVeS2Y #HealthcareDesign #Design #HealthcareInnovations #Architecture

Who was on the expo floor at #HCDcon in Indianapolis last month? Spec Furniture Inc. displayed their latest designs for healthcare seating products, especially #behavioralhealth.