Nightingale Awards 2024

The Nightingale Awards program announced its 2024 winners. The annual awards honor new healthcare and contract (non-residential) products that are exhibited at the  Healthcare Design Conference + Expo.

Presented by Healthcare Design magazine in partnership with the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo, the Nightingale Awards recognize contributions to the healthcare built environment through product design and innovation that contribute to healing. 

Nightingale competition guidelines

The product competition is open only to companies that are exhibitors during the HCD Conference.

A jury of healthcare design professionals and facility managers will review entries digitally prior to visiting the exhibitors’ booths (before the expo hall opens to attendees) to examine the products in person and ask questions of the manufacturers. Entrants are eligible for the following award types: Gold, Silver, Innovation, Sustainability, and one Best of Competition.

Winners are announced live at the 2024 HCD Conference.

Check out the 2024 award winners here. Additional coverage of the 2024 Nightingale Awards will be featured in Healthcare Design‘s January/February 2025 issue.

2025 Nightingale Awards

The 2025 Nightingale Awards entry portal will be open August 1 through October 8, 2025, prior to judging live on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, during the HCD Conference & Expo, in Kansas City, Mo., scheduled for Oct. 25-28, 2025.