Healthcare Design has announced the winners of the 2026 Design Showcase, including the top Award of Merit, three honorable mentions, and eight finalists.
Now in its 26th year, the annual awards program celebrates the best in healthcare design and architecture by recognizing projects that are shaping the future of care environments.
A jury of 15 industry professionals—including architects, interior designers, owners, and consultants—reviewed all submissions to the Design Showcase. Awards were decided based on achievements in the categories of Innovation, Aesthetics, Experience, and Operational Performance.
Design Showcase awards will be presented during a special luncheon at the 2026 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo, to be held Oct. 17-20 in New Orleans. The winners will also be recognized in the August 2026 issue of Healthcare Design.
2026 Healthcare Design Showcase Award of Merit:
- Northwestern Medicine, Faculty Office Center (Chicago) – Submitted by CannonDesign (Chicago)
2026 Healthcare Design Showcase Honorable Mentions:
- Bellin Health Surgery & Specialty Center (Green Bay, Wis.) – Submitted by HGA (Milwaukee)
- Inova Health Center – Oakville (Alexandria, Va.) – Submitted by Ballinger (Philadelphia) and Ennead Architects (New York)
- Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Nemours Children’s Hospital (Wilmington, Del.) – Submitted by HDR (Omaha, Neb.)
2026 Healthcare Design Showcase Finalists:
- Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children’s Nebraska (Omaha, Neb.) – Submitted by HDR
- Catholic Health Services Good Samaritan Hospital Patient Care Pavilion (West Islip, N.Y.) – Submitted by HDR
- Connecticut Children’s, Patient Tower (Hartford, Conn.) – Submitted by CannonDesign
- Cooper University Health Care Moorestown Campus (Moorestown, N.J.) – Submitted by Array Architects (New York)
- Deborah Heart & Lung Center, Olsen Family Patient Care Pavilion (Browns Mills, N.J.) – Submitted by EwingCole (Philadelphia)
- RWJ Barnabas Health | Rutgers Cancer Institute – Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center (New Brunswick, N.J.) – Submitted by HOK (New York)
- UC Davis Health Folsom Medical Care Clinic (Folsom, Calif.) – Submitted by Boulder Associates (Boulder, Colo.) and Rudolph and Sletten (Menlo Park, Calif.)
- UCI Health – Irvine, UCI Health (Irvine, Calif.) – Submitted by CO Architects (Los Angeles)
