Healthcare Design is bringing together all the news, updates, and conversations you need to know for the 2025 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo to be held Oct. 25-28 at the Kansas City Convention Center, in Kansas City, Mo.
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The HCD Conference + Expo is the ultimate networking, education, and product-sourcing event, devoted to how the current and future design of responsibly built environments directly impacts the safety, operation, clinical outcomes, and financial success of healthcare facilities.
Join us for expert insights on the latest trends, best practices, and leading-edge approaches in the planning, design, construction, and ongoing operation of healthcare spaces.
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This year’s event includes more than 85 keynote and educational sessions, pre-conference workshops, facility tours, and our largest expo hall to date with more than 250 exhibitors.
To make sure you don’t miss anything, we’ve created this definitive hub where Healthcare Design magazine’s editors will share regular updates, announcements, and pre- and post-show coverage of the 2025 HCD Conference + Expo. Be sure to check back often (better yet, bookmark this page so you don’t miss anything).
For more details and to register for the 2025 HCD Conference + Expo, visit hcdexpo.com.
HCD Conference + Expo 2025: News and Updates
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HCD Rising Star: Jay Patel
Jay Patel, associate in architecture at TVS, is one of Healthcare Design’s 2025 Rising Star winners.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: Expo Products
Check out this preview of new products and services for healthcare spaces that will be on display for attendees at the 2025 HCD Conference + Expo in Kansas City, Mo.
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HCD Rising Star: Liyang Zhang
Liyang Zhang, architect at Shepley Bulfinch, is a 2025 Rising Star as selected by Healthcare Design magazine.
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HCD Rising Star: Nathan Jeffries
Nathan Jeffries, project manager at Skanska, is one of Healthcare Design’s 2025 Rising Star winners.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: How To Manage Ownership Transition In Healthcare Facility Design
The 2025 HCD Conference + Expo in October will offer a variety of educational sessions. In this Q+A, experts from The University of Kansas Health System and Pulse Design Group discuss transitioning project ownership and enhancing stakeholder communication.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: How Human-centered Design Impacts Maternal And Newborn Health
The 2025 HCD Conference + Expo in October will offer a variety of educational sessions. In this Q+A, speakers David Saladik and Emily Ebersol of MASS Design Group talk about how human-centered design is crucial for improving maternal and newborn health, especially among underserved populations.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Tour Preview: Children’s Mercy + Camber Mental Health, Olathe, Kansas
The 72-bed trauma-informed designed project is one of the community tours available to HCD Conference attendees.
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2025 HCD Conference +Expo: Deadlines Near For Advance Registration Rate, Nightingale Awards Entries
Rates for HCD Conference + Expo attendee registration and pre-conference tours and workshops increase on Oct. 4; entry deadline for the Nightingale Awards is Oct. 10.
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HCD Rising Star: Emily Murrow
Emily Murrow, architect at HKS, is one of Healthcare Design magazine’s 2025 Rising Stars.
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HCD Rising Star: Carole Ann Morris
Carole Ann Morris, senior associate and project interior designer at Page / Stantec, is one of Healthcare Design magazine’s 2025 Rising Stars.
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HCD Rising Star: Renee Lawrence
Renee Lawrence, medical planner and architect at Boulder Associates, is a 2025 Rising Star as selected by Healthcare Design magazine.
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HCD Rising Star: Kierstyn Feldlavy
Kierstyn Feldlavy, associate, architect, and medical planner at SmithGroup, is a 2025 Rising Star as selected by Healthcare Design magazine.
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Healthcare Design Salutes Rising Stars Class of 2025
Seven emerging healthcare design professionals stand out in Healthcare Design’s eighth annual awards program.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: How Stakeholder Engagement Guided UPMC’s New Patient Tower In Pittsburgh
The 2025 HCD Conference + Expo in October will offer a variety of educational sessions. In this Q+A, John Krolicki of UPMC and HGA’s Adaheid Mestad and Kyle Weisman preview their session and how they dug deep into stakeholder feedback and evidence-based design strategies to deliver a holistic care model.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Tour Preview: The University of Kansas Health System ED Expansion, Kansas City, Kansas
The 49,900-square-foot expansion featured four phases and delivered 30 new treatment rooms. The project is one of the featured community tours at the 2025 HCD Conference.
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How Can Healthcare Support Inclusion Through Design?
Providence’s Lauren Cole and NBBJ’s Jessica Radecki discuss how leveraging design as a tool for systemic change can move the industry toward adaptive, inclusive strategies for facilities.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: How Adaptable Healthcare Design Can Bridge Generational Gaps
The 2025 HCD Conference + Expo in October will offer a variety of educational sessions. In this Q+A, speakers from Wilmot Sanz, TLC Engineering, and Adventist Healthcare share strategies for designing healthcare spaces to appeal across generational divides.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: Using Progressive Design-build Approach To Accelerate Healthcare Project Delivery
The 2025 HCD Conference + Expo in October will offer a variety of educational sessions. In this Q+A, speakers from UC Davis Health, SmithGroup, and DPR Construction share insights into the design-build strategy behind the 48X Complex, which improved the project timeline and reduced costs.
2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: Facility Tours, Workshops Highlight Preconference Events at HCD Conference + Expo
The 2025 HCD Conference + Expo kicks off in Kansas City, Mo., this month, starting with a full day of preconference events on Saturday, Oct. 25, in Kansas City, Mo.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Announces Opening Keynote Speaker Jay Van Bavel
The NYU professor and coauthor of “The Power of Us” will discuss increasing cooperation to improve performance on Sunday, Oct. 26, in Kansas City, Mo.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: Discover The Kansas City Convention Center
The host site of the 2025 Healthcare Design Conference + Expo is a hub for culture and community events spanning eight city blocks. Here’s what you need to know.
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Healthcare Design’s Nightingale Awards Entry Fee Increases On September 10
The product competition’s regular entry deadline is Sept. 9, after which the contest fee increases for entries received through Oct. 10.
2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: Focus On Interior Design Insights
A new Interior Design session track at this year’s HCD Conference + Expo, held Oct. 25-28, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo., dives into lighting codes, flooring best practices, and materials selection for healthcare facilities.
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2025 Nightingale Awards Product Competition Accepting Entries
Healthcare Design’s annual product competition is open to exhibitors at the 2025 HCD Conference + Expo in Kansas City, Mo.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Tour Preview: AdventHealth Cancer Institute, Merriam, Kansas
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UNC Health – North Carolina Surgical Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina: 2025 Design Showcase Honorable Mention
The 380,000-square-foot surgical hospital brings an expanded, modern surgical care facility to the UNC Medical Center campus.
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Jefferson Health’s Honickman Center, Philadelphia: 2025 Design Showcase Honorable Mention
The 612,000-square-foot outpatient center creates an architectural statement with a striking façade design and inclusive design strategies.
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Norman Regional Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma: 2025 Design Showcase Honorable Mention
The hospital integrates natural materials and landscaping to deliver a cohesive, expanded campus.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: Must-see Attractions In Kansas City, Missouri
The 2025 HCD Conference + Expo’s host city is home to world-renowned museums and cultural destinations, national championship sports teams, and a vibrant food scene.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Announces Educational Session Schedule
More than 100 keynote, deep dive, and educational sessions will be presented at the annual conference in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 25-28.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Preview: Spotlight On Project Delivery Track
The 2025 conference, held Oct. 25-28 in Kansas City, Mo., will feature a new session track focused on strategies to drive speed-to-market in delivering projects.
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Healthcare Design Celebrates 2025 Design Showcase Winners
Healthcare Design’s annual design competition recognizes two Awards of Merit, four Honorable Mention winners, and four Finalists.
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City Of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hope Plaza, Duarte, California: 2025 Design Showcase Award Of Merit
Project team members from EwingCole and CO Architects share insights on some of the planning and design strategies for the award-winning cancer center.
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Och Spine At NewYork-Presbyterian/The Spiral, New York: 2025 Design Showcase Award Of Merit
Members from the winning project team at Array Architects discuss delivering a unified care environment for three healthcare tenants within an urban setting.
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April Sampson Cancer Center In Lincoln, Nebraska: 2025 Design Showcase Honorable Mention
April Sampson Cancer Center maximizes its sloping site to create a new care environment replete with inviting views, daylighting, and materials that blend in with the natural surroundings.
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2025 Healthcare Design Remodel/Renovation Competition Accepting Submissions
Submitted project entries for the 16th annual awards program are due August 13.
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Looking Back On 25 Years Of The Healthcare Design Showcase
As Healthcare Design celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Design Showcase, we look back on some of the awards program’s key milestones and memorable projects, which capture the industry’s evolution and the changing healthcare landscape.
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Healthcare Design Announces 2025 Rising Stars Honorees
Seven healthcare design professionals are honored in the annual awards program celebrating emerging professionals already making an impact in the industry.
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2025 HCD Conference + Expo Opens Official Housing Site
Hotel reservations are now available for the 2025 HCD Conference, which heads to Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 25-28.
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