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Better Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly: Delivering High-Impact Functional Programming in Healthcare Design through Collaboration

October 18, 2023

By: Christopher K. Gargala MSN, RN-BC, CCRN-K, Sheila M. Kelty DHA, MBA, LSSBB and Paul L. Macheske FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP Crafting the perfect sandwich comes down to ingredient selection, balance of each, and complementary flavors. The peanut butte…

Rethinking Healthcare Design to Appeal the Workforce Shortage

August 23, 2023

By Julian Lopez, NCIDQ, IIDA, Senior Project Designer at HMC Architects. When it comes to healthcare design, the vernacular among architects and designers must revolve around the patient experience, healing environments, and promoting healthier lo…

Building the future of healthcare facilities with a concierge luxury approach

August 23, 2023

By:Joel George MBA, MSN, RN, PhD candidate, Executive Director of Retail Services l Health Parks, AdventHealth The hospitality industry currently accounts for 11% of the US GDP and is valued at around 3953 billion dollars. Hospitality is one of th…

Benefits of Electronic Bidet Seats in Assisted Living

August 23, 2023

By: Steve Grande, LIXIL Americas As we age, even the simplest tasks can become difficult to manage. For seniors residing in assisted living facilities or retirement communities, maintaining personal hygiene is a challenge that can lead to embarras…

Hospitals Are Complicated. Let Digital Wayfinding Reduce Anxiety For Patients & Visitors

By: Todd J. Fisher, Founder and Chairman of Intraprise Solutions (Eyedog.US is a Division of Intraprise Solutions, Inc.) At the end of January, a close family member of mine began to experience heart failure while we were sitting on the couch watc…

Don’t be Caught Red Handed – 2023 Healthcare Regulatory Hot Topics

By: Christina Olivarria, MSPM, PMP, LBBP, HACP, Director of Business Development and Communications, Yellow Brick Consulting Inc I think it’s fair to say the lion’s share of us working in healthcare did not get into this field to learn about regul…

The Opportunity for Continuous Improvement in Activation and Transition Planning

BY: Rich Clough and Stefan LaBere, ECG Management Consultants In Brief: When the excitement of moving into a new facility fades, will your organization fall back on old processes or continue to pursue new efficiencies? Transitioning to a new and u…

Accelerating Innovation in Healthcare Design…

by Dr. Wayne Ruga Innovation is integral with healthcare – throughout the history of healthcare, it has continuously evolved in its effectiveness through progressive innovation. What is the source of this innovation, who does it, where does it co…

Improving the Micro-Hospital Model

February 14, 2023

Renee Kubesh, AIA, EDAC | Senior Project Manager and Principal | EUA Healthcare providers increasingly turn to micro-hospitals to deliver quality care to their communities. These fully licensed, 24/7 facilities can help patients with myriad medic…

2022 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SYMPOSIUM & EXPO EXPERIENCED DOUBLE DIGIT ATTENDANCE GROWTH OVER 2021

October 20, 2022

Media Contact: Sophia Lapat 212.203.6536 [email protected] Attendees Enjoyed Exhibitor Innovations, Inspiring Keynotes, Engaging Sessions by Industry Leaders & Networking Connections, September 27-29, 2022 Long Beach, CA (October 1…

From The Symposium Desk

Calling All Emerging Leaders

Lately I seem to receive a retirement notice almost every week. Or, in more upsetting cases I receive word that industry leaders I met when I first became aware of the Symposium in the mid 90’s have passed away. Just this spring alone we lost Robi…

The Conference Program is here!

By Jenabeth Ferguson Our 2023 conference program was unveiled earlier this week. Have you had a chance to look it over yet? I am really looking forward to this year’s program and hope you take some time to check out the compelling sessions we ha…

Check in on others!

Around New Year’s, someone sent me a link to psychologist Naomi Holdt’s Facebook Post about why we are all feeing so utterly exhausted. It resonated with me and as I shared it with several different friend and family group texts the response was …

Lasagna Love

Writing this column is sometimes a challenge in December when there is so much going on. Wrapping up year end projects, trying to clear the inbox before time off for the holidays and getting ready for the holidays of course. I often come up with i…

Thank You!

Last month we gathered in Long Beach for the 35th Annual Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo and what a tremendous success it was – with incredible buzz and high energy, compelling keynotes, conference sessions, networking and much more! I …

Networking in Long Beach!

By Jenabeth Ferguson In just over a month, we will all be gathered at the 35th Annual Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo. We have quite a lineup this year over two and a half days, including 3 keynotes and over 50 sessions featuring a rost…

Top 3 Things

By Jenabeth Ferguson We are just under 3 months from our 2022 event and there is a lot going on as we’re continuing to make announcements of new developments. I thought I’d take advantage of this space to let you know my top 3 things I am looking …

Reunited and it feels so good

In January of 2020, the advisory board met like it has at the beginning of the year in Chicago for the past 15 years. The subject of COVID came up a couple of times and there was a news alert that the first case had been verified in Chicago at the…

Happy Reading

By Jenabeth Ferguson Friday is our call for speaker’s deadline. This is the time of year when folks from all over, representing many different interests in our industry, submit a proposal for a chance to be part of the conference program. Hundreds…

We’re Back!

By Jenabeth Ferguson Two weeks ago, I stood on the stage in Austin and addressed the Symposium community in person for the first time in over two years. It was pretty amazing to look out at all those people who had trusted us enough to come back o…