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Building accessibility into health care facilities

Early integration of accessibility into facility planning helps prevent operational barriers and costly post-occupancy modifications

Mar 5, 2026 By Sivaji Muggari

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2026 Hospital Construction Survey results

Annual report highlights the need for better security and cybersecurity planning and trends in health care construction

Mar 4, 2026 By Chris Dimick and Jamie Morgan

Students at the AIA AAH/ASHE PDC Student Challenge 2025

A look back at the PDC Summit student challenge 10-year anniversary

Evoking the spirit of collaboration, the 2025 PDC Student Design Challenge continued to bring classroom lessons to life via a multidisciplinary charrette

Mar 7, 2026 By Jamie Morgan

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Preventing winter rodent activity in health care facilities

As temperatures drops and the risk of rodents spike, proactive prevention will ensure patient safety and operational compliance

Feb 25, 2026 By Emory Matts

Latest from HFM

NFPA weekly update: March 2-6

ACHC receives deeming authority extension for critical access hospitals

Treating facilities like patients to maintain peak performance

Codes & Standards

The codes keep changing, and we should too

The code development process requires continuous rethinking and revisioning to achieve a clear and thorough set of standards

Expert Insights

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Celebrating excellence, advancing the field

The Center for Health Design's President and CEO Debra Levin reflects on the significance of recognition for a rigorous, high-impact field.

Design & Construction

Lee Health Fort Myers Hospital aerial exterior

Right-sized, resilient and ready

The new health care campus incorporates lessons learned from Hurricane Ian to protect critical systems and provide care continuity

SSM Health Bordley Tower patient corridor

SSM Health transforms space into behavioral health unit

The new behavioral health unit at SSM Health's Bordley Tower combines compliant design with therapeutic elements to create a safe and healing environment