The Healthcare Design Conference + Expo is now accepting presentation proposals for the 2026 event, to be held Oct. 17-20 in New Orleans. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 16, 2026.
The four-day event will feature a robust conference program for professionals in healthcare design, planning, construction, operations, and facility management. (See highlights of the 2025 event here.)
The HCD Conference + Expo welcomes presentation proposals that respond to the current needs of healthcare organizations and solutions being put into place across the healthcare industry.
For more information and the proposal form, go here.
Topics of interest for the 2026 program include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Facility renovation and reuse
- Outpatient/ambulatory care environments
- Integrating technology and supporting future innovations
- Staff and campus safety
- Designing for an aging population
- Freestanding EDs/microhospitals/urgent care centers
- Sustainability/resiliency
- Specialty service lines (pediatrics, mental health, cancer care, etc.)
- Advanced construction methods and project delivery solutions (prefabrication, mass timber, etc.)
- Medical and equipment planning and programming
- Building systems and infrastructure
- Community-based and rural healthcare
- Clinical perspectives in design
- International projects and design approaches
For more on the 2026 HCD Conference + Expo and to sign up to receive regular conference updates, go to hcdexpo.com.
