TOP TEN THINGS TO EXPERIENCE AT THE 37TH ANNUAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SYMPOSIUM AND EXPO
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Enjoy Three Keynotes and 60+ Sessions, Explore Cutting-Edge Products from 100+ Exhibitors, Partake in Expert Panels in the Design Solutions Theaters, Networking with Healthcare Leaders and Professionals and More
Austin, TX (August 20, 2024) — Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo, one of the country’s largest shows dedicated to healthcare design and facilities, returns for its 37th annual event to the Austin Convention Center, September 24-26. This must-attend symposium and expo brings together architects, designers, engineers, contractors and healthcare providers to collaborate, share research, hear fresh perspectives and participate in the ever-changing healthcare industry. Attendees will have a chance to sit in on compelling three Keynote Presentations, explore 100+ Exhibitors, be inspired by industry leaders at daily Conference Sessions, explore two of Austin’s newest Healthcare Facilities, enjoy Networking Events and much more.
- Explore 100+ Exhibitors
The expansive Expo Hall features the latest furnishings, wall coverings, lighting, technology, flooring, and modular and healthcare solutions from long-standing, returning exhibitors, as well as 30+ newcomers. Returning manufacturers include WIELAND Healthcare, Pineapple Contract, Stance Healthcare, Belden, MazeMap, Tarkett, Mohawk Group, Interface, vHealth Lighting, Modular Services Company, SLD Technology, OWA USA, and Odulair, Essex Electronics, La-Z-Boy Healthcare| Knu Comfort, Mesa Electronics, Inc., RAD technology Medical Systems, Serenity Sliding Door Systems, Shen Milson & Wilke LLC, Unicel Architectural Corp., Whitehall Mfg/AcornVAC, as well as newcomers Kingsway Group, MedViron, Skyler Design Build, RPS America Inc., MDC Interior Solutions, PEVCO, PABCO Gypsum, Amico Lights, EquipWare, LLC, Chesapeake Healthcare Planning, Lonseal Flooring, Calico Building Services, Inc., Walters Healthcare Resources, Hallmark Building Supplies, Johns Manville, AHF Products, Broaddus & associates, Lonseal Flooring, Neopod Systems and Whoop Wireless.
- Keynotes Take Center Stage
Each year, HFSE features three compelling Keynotes and this year’s speakers include Dr. Esmaeil Porsa, President and Chief Executive Officer for Harris Health System, Dan Chuparkoff, Innovation & A.I. Expert, and Tama Duffy Day, FACHE, FIIDA, FASID, LEED AP, FwA, Principal, Gensler. This year’s Symposium Keynotes will offer meaningful insight into the defining trends that impact the healthcare facilities industry including the effects of Mass Incarceration on Population Health, AI in Healthcare, and the importance of design in healthcare and wellness.
- Robust Conference Sessions
The Symposium features three jam-packed days of 60+ educational and insightful sessions, case-studies and panels meant to inspire and improve current and future healthcare facilities. The sessions will span multiple topics including Pediatrics, Safety, AI in healthcare, Behavioral Health, Sustainability and more that are making an impact on the healthcare industry. Don’t miss some key sessions including:
“Texas Healthcare: The Epicenter of Growth and Development” featuring an expert mix of media professionals and HFSE exhibitors. Healthcare is one of Austin’s largest and fastest-growing industries. In this session, hear about the latest developments in Texas and why the state is such a center for increased growth.
Tackling important issues of the day, “Culturally Inclusive Care: Healthcare Design for Black Communities”, will hear from black voices in healthcare about disparities they have experienced and discuss examples and strategies of how design can change the narrative.
Understand how Disaster Recovery and Future Planning took place for the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital during the “Disaster Recovery and Future Planning for the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital after Hurricane Maria in the US Virgin Islands”. The executive director of the Territorial Hospital Redevelopment Team, Government Hospitals and Health Facilities Corporation (USVI) will travel to the US to share the hospital’s story with the architect and engineer who served on the project.
- The Next Gen
The Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo’s Symposium Emerging Leaders Scholarship Program started in 2023 and gives recognition to those individuals with less than 10 years (non-consecutive) of experience in healthcare design and construction including research and/or education. The recognition includes attending the 2024 HFSE in Austin September 24-26 and participating in all activities surrounding the event.
- And the Award Winners Are
The Symposium Distinction Awards recognize design teams, projects and individuals who have made a profound contribution to the healthcare design industry. The program accepts submissions of all types and sizes of patient care-related facilities. In addition, it recognizes the best and most innovative new products within the healthcare design & construction industry. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, September 24 during a celebratory luncheon.
- Networking and Socializing
Mix and mingle with new and old friends at daily events including the Networking Breakfast opening morning to kick off the 2024 Symposium (Tuesday, September 24, 7-8:30am). The Grand Opening of Exhibit Floor and Symposium Party kicks off at 4pm and features lite bites, cocktails and the ever-popular Raffle that benefits charity partner, Hope Totes.
The Expo Hall will also be home to the Networking Lunch, Ice Cream Social and many more fun and engaging events on Wednesday, September 25. Later that evening the Happy Hour is a chance for all attendees to gather in a local Austin establishment for some fun. For the full schedule visit, Schedule At a Glance – Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo.
- Design Team Gallery
The HFSE Design Team Gallery is an exclusive area for AEC firms to showcase their best healthcare project and expertise to inspire attendees. This year’s participants include Arcadis, Array Architects, BSA LifeStructures, DLR Group, E4H Environments for Health Architecture, EwingCole, HDR, HGA, HKS, HOK, Hord Coplan Macht, LEO A DALY, Marmon Mok Architecture, Page, Payette, Perkins Eastman, Perkins&Will, Stantec, The Haskell Company and Tsoi Kobus Design.
- Mini Sessions in the Design Solutions Theaters
The Expo Hall is home to two Design Solutions Theaters where the design team gallery projects come to life with intimate 15-minute mini-presentations conducted by leading healthcare architecture firms. This year attendees can look forward to sessions on a range of topics including “Adaptive Reuse in Healthcare”, “Engaging The Community to Reshape the Future of Healthcare”, and “Overflowing Shopping Cart: Maximizing Space Efficiency in Repurposed Buildings.”
- Austin Facility Tours
On Monday, September 23, HFSE will be offering two Facility Tours at Texas Children’s Hospital and Lillibridge Healthcare Services for attendees to learn about two major health construction projects in Texas. Texas Children’s Hospital, one of the top-ranked hospitals in America providing pediatric and maternal-fetal care, recently opened a brand-new, greenfield hospital for children and women in Austin, Texas. The design for this facility began in February 2020 and opened in February 2024, just in time for the institution’s 70th birthday. Lillibridge Healthcare Services, Ventas’ wholly owned medical office operating subsidiary, and development partners at HKS Architects and Rogers O’Brien Construction began designing a full scale modernization of Medical Park Tower in 2019. Concept design was completed in early 2020, and construction began in the fall of 2020.
- Raffle Benefits Hope Totes
The Healthcare Facilities Symposium has a long history of selecting charitable organizations each year, holding a raffle onsite and donating the proceeds to that charitable organization. What started as a small endeavor has grown to a highlight of the annual event with diverse organizations across the country benefitting from the HFSE’s community’s generosity. Since 2006, HFSE has donated over $200,000 to various charitable organizations. The Raffle continues to be a favorite event for attendees and this year’s beneficiary, Hope Totes is a non-profit based in Austin, TX! Their mission; to deliver hope to every child entering foster care or emergency shelters. They seek to demonstrate to every child that someone does care about them by ensuring they are not dropped at the doorstep with a small trash bag of belongings. Instead, they are given a tote full of hope and love.
For more information or to register, please visit www.hcarefacilities.com.
ABOUT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES SYMPOSIUM AND EXPO
The mission of the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo is to create a multi-disciplinary environment that inspires you to evoke change and the advancement of a better delivery of healthcare through the physical space. Competitors, clients, and colleagues come together as friends to collaborate, share research, hear fresh perspectives and participate in the ever-changing conversation of your industry.
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