Healthcare Design

Today, we’re especially thankful for the healthcare design community — a network of professionals who bring expertise, empathy, and innovation to every project. Your work shapes environments that support healing, dignity, and better outcomes for all. Grateful to be part of this industry and inspired by what you continue to create! Thank you. 🍂💛🍁

Healthcare professionals shared what was top of mind for them in 2025, from designing for human connection to repurposing aging facilities. Read the article here: https://bit.ly/4oiRgmC

Healthcare Design opens call for entries for 2026 Interior Design Competition. Read the details here: https://t.co/BbBKfrstwv

At #HCDcon in Kansas City last month, attendees took a deep dive into FF&E performance during the workshop “An Experiential Approach to Materials Selection.” Led by Stephanie Sickler, associate professor in the Department of Interior Architecture and Design, and Helen Turner, director and associate professor at the University of Kentucky, the session offered an interactive, hands-on look at how materials respond to real-world healthcare scenarios. Participants tested samples, compared performance criteria, and explored how maintenance standards, user needs, and setting-specific demands influence product selection. Designed for both emerging designers and seasoned professionals, the workshop equipped attendees with practical, immediately applicable strategies to strengthen their design process and make more informed FF&E decisions.

The Missed Multiplier Effect of Live Events... 96% of B2B marketers say in-person events are their most effective channel for driving direct sales, yet most still treat them as one-off moments. The new Easy to Find report from LinkedIn's The B2B Institute and the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute calls this the “missed multiplier effect.” When a single event becomes 52 weeks of content - keynotes, demos, and conversations repurposed and amplified - it  stops being a cost center and becomes a growth engine. Done well, that sustained visibility even creates FOMO – fueling anticipation, and registrations for future events. At Emerald, we see this every day. Live experiences fuel awareness, trust, and a year-round content flywheel that drives measurable impact long after the show floor closes. It’s time to stop measuring events by the moment, and start measuring them by their multiplier. https://lnkd.in/exXpeBBR #B2BMarketing #Emerald #LiveEvents #EventROI #InPersonConnection #EmeraldExperience

In case you missed it! At this year’s #HCDcon, we caught up with Sawyer Levack, Regional Sales Manager at Stance Healthcare, to talk about creating safe, flexible, and healing-centered environments through thoughtful furniture design. From an overview of Stance’s mission to a closer look at the Flo Rocker—a behavioral health innovation supporting comfort and emotional wellbeing—Sawyer shared how design can shape more human-centered spaces in healthcare. #HCDcon #HealthcareDesign #BehavioralHealthDesign

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Outlines Stacking Strategy To Expand Cardiovascular, ED Services The project team, including architect ESa, organized services and departments in the new 12-story patient tower in Roanoke, Va., to enhance patient outcomes and improve provider communication. Read more about this project: https://bit.ly/43HPODa

In case you missed it at #HCDcon, we caught up with Sasha Barausky, Vice President of Furniture at Staples Business, to learn how their team is helping healthcare organizations create spaces that support patients, staff, and families alike.

MyMichigan Health’s vision was clear: redefine the patient experience by taking services that had long been dispersed and consolidating them in a unified and comprehensive destination for care. Working with Hord Coplan Macht (HCM; Baltimore), the project team brought this vision to life with a bold act of reuse. See more in the gallery and read about how MyMichigan Health’s Cancer Center Project offers lessons in adaptive reuse: https://bit.ly/4o1tdbN (Image credit: Halkin Mason Photography LLC )

In case you missed it at #HCDcon, we caught up with Gwen Sandlin of Mohawk Group to spotlight their award-winning flooring innovations. Congratulations again to the Mohawk team on their two Nightingale wins. Save the date for New Orleans, October 17–20, 2026. #HCDcon