Healthcare Design’s annual Nightingale Awards program evaluated 59 entries in 2025 and awarded 31 products across 16 categories.
The awards are a partnership between the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo and Healthcare Design and recognize contributions to the healthcare built environment through product design and innovation that promote healing and productivity.
In the latest installment of the program, DIRTT (Dallas) received the Best of Competition Award for COVE (Clinical Observation Vertical Exam), a prefabricated module designed to address needs for a more rapid response to low-acuity patient flow and treatment in emergency departments. Additionally, the Best of Innovation award went to Cortech’s SafeBin in the Storage & Accessories category, and CF Stinson’s Bloomscape took home the Best of Sustainability prize in the Fabrics & Textiles category.
Jurors, including healthcare architects, interior designers, and facility executives, also recognized products in 14 categories with Gold Awards:
Anti-ligature & Reduced-ligature Furnishings
Cortech for Sequioa Series
Designed by Joseph Claffy, Cortech
Photo credit: Courtesy of Cortech
Architectural Products: Non-clinical
Accurate Lock & Hardware for Transcend: Nina Lichtenstein for Accurate
Designed by Nina Lichtenstein, Custom Home Design by Nina Lichtenstein, and David Lichtenstein
Photo credit: Amanda Nettle/Sarah Lopez
Architectural Products: Clinical
DIRTT for Cove
Designed by Colby Dearman, HKS, and Tony Daniel, DIRTT
Photo credit: Courtesy of DIRTT
Behavioral Health Bathroom Fittings & Furnishings
Balco Global Ltd. for SOFTDISPENSER Toilet Tissue Dispenser
Designed by Reuben Pocock, Balco Global
Photo credit: Courtesy of Balco Global Ltd.
Behavioral Health Furnishings
Krug for Leyton Behavioral Health
Designed by Krug Product Development Studio
Photo credit: Courtesy of Krug
Fabrics & Textiles
CF Stinson for Bloomscape
Designed by Lori Roop and Lauren Kidwell, Stinson Studio
Photo credit: Photo Courtesy of CF Stinson Brands
Flooring: Resilient
Patcraft for Meadow Weave
Designed by Mada Jones, Patcraft
Photo credit: Courtesy of Patcraft
Furniture: Clinician Support
Haworth for Maari Exam
Designed by Patricia Urquiola, Studio Urquiola
Photo credit: Courtesy of Haworth Visualization Team
Lighting
Focal Point for Saros Duo
Designed by Justin Peart and Daniel Schwade, Focal Point, LLC
Photo credit: Courtesy of Focal Point
Seating: Guest/Lounge
Integra Seating for Odyssey
Designed by Integra Design Team
Photo credit: Courtesy of Integra, Inc.
Seating: Patient
Interwoven, a brand of Kimball International, for Havei
Designed by Qdesign
Photo credit: Courtesy of Kimball International
Storage & Accessories
Cortech for SafeBin
Designed by Joseph Claffy
Photo credit: Courtesy of Cortech
Surfacing Materials & Finishes
Skyline Glass for Murals on Glass by Jill Malek
Designed by Jill Malek
Photo credit: Courtesy of Skyline Glass
Technology-Integrated Solutions
Patcraft for Geometrix
Designed by Patrick Davis
Photo credit: Courtesy of Patcraft
For the full list of winners, including Silver, Sustainability, and Innovation awards, visit hcdmagazine.com/events/nightingale-awards.
