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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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Finding a Balance between Capital Costs and Life-cycle Goals
As a new frugality motivates Americans to do more with less in this recession, healthcare leaders likewise have adopted a similar mindset. Colleague Joe Madda, AIA, LEED AP, in HGA’s…
News May 31ASID: Bariatric Design: An Emerging Concern for Healthcare Designers
Ever since height and weight statistics were first compiled in 1960, the average weight of the general population has continually increased. According to the American Obesity Association, 127 million people…
News May 31Should hospitals have separate seating areas for bariatric patients?
Should hospitals have separate seating areas for bariatric patients? 39.5% – Yes, the bariatric population needs to be catered to in public places 60.5% – No, special seating may embarrass…
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