The healthcare industry has been notoriously slow to adopt new technologies due to regulatory uncertainty and security concerns. However, AI in healthcare is seeing extensive growth. AI in healthcare is expected to reach $173 billion by 2029. With this rapid expansion, architecture and design of healthcare facilities has already begun to change and will continue to evolve as these technologies expand. Ultimately, embracing AI-focused design today means setting the foundation for a more efficient, responsive, and patient-centric healthcare system tomorrow.

Explore how healthcare facilities have already adapted and read our predictions for further change by clicking below!

Discharge lounges are an effective solution for managing the overflow and congestion often experienced in hospital emergency departments (EDs). They are uncommon in most systems, but in conversation with clients, they have been found to be invaluable for space-constrained treatment bays or urban hospitals.

Why invest in a discharge lounge? Explore our thoughts below. 

With so much retail space going vacant across the country, many healthcare systems are taking advantage of the reduced rental costs of these spaces to locate clinics away from their hospital campus, and closer to the patients they serve. Tenant-improved retail space for primary care also offer long-term benefits: lower rents, adjacencies to other community services and businesses, and strong brand recognition due to locations near busy thoroughfares or on public transportation lines. 

However, these conversions require careful planning with an understanding of how to blend both efficient clinic design with the nuances common to retail space. When transforming a commercial space into a healthcare outpost, HED has identified three critical categories to not only save design time and costs but to maximize the return on your investment over the long-term. Take a look below.