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2026 Healthcare Design A/E/C Survey: Design and Construction Trends—Part 1
Findings from Healthcare Design’s 2026 A/E/C Survey reveal how healthcare organizations are navigating financial pressures, rising construction costs, and staffing shortages while prioritizing facility renovations and outpatient expansion.
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Designing To Accommodate The Short-Stay Patient
Many types of patients no longer meet inpatient admission criteria but still need to remain in a hospital bed for significant amounts of time, even though reimbursed as outpatients. So…
Trends February 5Five Ways Design Can Make Doctors’ Visits Shorter
Shorter wait times are a patient satisfier, but certain design configurations can make patient wait times and appointments take longer. In the case of an ambulatory care center, longer appointments…
Trends February 4FIRST LOOK: Austin Regional Clinic
Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) was founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, and today is one of central Texas’ largest professional medical groups. ARC focuses on primary care—family practice, pediatrics, and…
Projects February 3











