Healthcare Design Showcase 2025
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Healthcare Design’s prestigious Design Showcase, a program that celebrates the very best in healthcare design and architecture. Over the past quarter-century, this annual awards program has served as a platform for spotlighting innovation, excellence, and impactful solutions that shape the future of care environments.
Each year, architectural firms, designers, and healthcare organizations submit projects to the Design Showcase that exemplify their commitment to tackling the complex challenges of the industry. From improving patient care through innovative layouts to designing sustainable and aesthetically inspiring facilities, the entries have continued to push the boundaries of creativity and efficiency.
This silver edition of the Design Showcase continues that tradition of celebrating the ideas and work that are setting new standards and driving excellence for the industry.
Design Showcase jury process
All submissions to the Design Showcase were reviewed by our jury of industry professionals including architects, interior designers, owners, and consultants. The submissions were judged based on achievements in the categories of Innovation, Aesthetics, Experience, and Operational Performance.
Projects that received the highest scores in the first round of virtual jury review then advanced to the second round and a live, in-person judging event held in Philadelphia this past spring. There, our jury assessed each project before determining those recognized with Honorable Mention and our highest honor, the Award of Merit.
We’ll also celebrate our Design Showcase winners during a Magazine Awards Luncheon to be held at the 2025 HCD Conference + Expo (Oct. 25-28 in Kansas City, Mo.). For more details and to register for the conference, visit hcdexpo.com.
The list of winners and links to additional coverage is below (check back as more project articles are posted). The 2025 Design Showcase is also featured in Healthcare Design‘s August issue. Congratulations to this year’s winners!
2025 Healthcare Design Showcase Awards of Merit:
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hope Plaza (Duarte, Calif.), submitted by EwingCole (Irvine, Calif.) and CO Architects (Los Angeles)
Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/The Spiral (New York), submitted by Array Architects (New York)
2025 Healthcare Design Showcase Honorable Mentions:
April Sampson Cancer Center (Lincoln, Neb.), submitted by Ballinger (Philadelphia)
Jefferson Health, Honickman Center (Philadelphia), submitted by Stantec (Philadelphia) and Ennead Architects (New York)
Norman Regional Hospital’s expansion (Norman, Okla.), submitted by HGA (Minneapolis)
North Carolina Surgical Hospital (Chapel Hill, N.C.), submitted by Page (Raleigh)
2025 Healthcare Design Showcase Finalists:
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital (Brookhaven, Ga.), submitted by ESa (Nashville) and Page (Atlanta)
Intermountain Health Lutheran replacement hospital (Wheat Ridge, Colo.), submitted by HDR (Denver)
Northwell Health Petrocelli Surgical Pavilion (Manhasset, N.Y.), submitted by CannonDesign (New York)
University of Rochester Medical Center Saunders Center for Orthopaedics & Physical Performance (Rochester, N.Y.), submitted by The SLAM Collaborative Inc. (New York) and Perkins & Will (New York)
Anne DiNardo is editor-in-chief of Healthcare Design. She can be reached at [email protected].
