Throughout her career in healthcare, Melanie has excelled at the intersection of operations, facility activation, and project management, ensuring seamless, patient-centered transitions. At Yellow Brick Consulting, she remains an invaluable resource to her clients, utilizing her technical expertise and foresight to keep her team ahead of the curve.
Read MoreBeyond the Job: How Professional Involvement Shapes Your Leadership, Career, and Community
There are a lot of reasons people serve on boards. If it’s a non-profit like NIHD, board positions are uncompensated, but Kris Krail, NIHD Past President, shares that is not to say there aren’t significant intrinsic benefits.
Read MoreMore Than Pizza: Celebrating #ThePowerOfNurses with the Gift of Respite.
As we kick off Nurses Week, NIHD President Kevin Meek remembers back to his days as a Clinical Director and Chief Nursing Officer when he would talk to teams and ask them as we were getting ready to celebrate them during Nurses Week of what they would like to receive. Inevitably, and sadly, there was always one answer that came up: “Anything but pizza!”
Read MoreUsing Technology as a Catalyst in the Overall Design Experience.
TECHNOLOGY. The word is ubiquitous in modern day healthcare. From the revolution of imaging, electronic medical records (EMRs), advanced surgical robotics to now, ambient, and even generative AI intelligence in a patient room such as Alexa. How do we keep up? The answer is we cannot, but we must.
Read MoreHealthcare of the Future: A Panel of Experts Share Insights & Solutions.
On March 27, Patrcraft and Global hosted a “Healthcare Insights and Solutions” panel discussion in Atlanta. We were thrilled that NIHD member Tara Jernigan, Nurse Executive at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, represented the clinical perspective at this event.
Read MoreThe Value of Certification: How the Certified Healthcare Interior Designer Impacts Nursing
In the rapidly evolving world of healthcare design, collaboration between clinicians, design professionals, and industry partners is essential to shaping patient-centered environments that prioritize health, safety, and well-being. The members of the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design (NIHD) and Certified Healthcare Interior Designers (CHIDs) share a common mission—to inform the design process in ways that enhance patient care, protect staff, and create healing spaces for families.
Read MoreA Nurse Perspective: Integrating EmPATH units in a 47 hour Design Challenge.
Mariella Marfori, BSN, RN, a DNP Student at University of Florida participated in the 2025 AIA/AAH & ASHE PDC Student Design Challenge™. She learned that she could use her experience as a nurse to not only have a great impact on patient care, but also the hospital staff and the overall built environment.
Read MoreStrategies to Prevent End-of-Project Issues in Activation Construction Projects.
Completing an activation construction project is the grand finale of months of meticulous planning, coordination, and execution. However, this final phase often faces unexpected issues and delays, causing frustration among stakeholders and increased costs. To ensure a smooth project conclusion, it's essential to adopt strategies that prioritize effective communication, rapid problem-solving, and proactive decision-making.
Read MoreAn unconventional path: From a Little Girl's Dream to a Nurse Champion for Healthcare Design.
Elizabeth (Liz) Malosh’s aspiration to become a nurse was ignited during her childhood through her own experiences as a patient. These encounters fostered a desire to assist others and create a supportive environment for children and families receiving care. In her current role as Associate Vice President, Consulting Specialist with Blue Cottage of CannonDesign, she continues to draw on these formative memories and experiences.
Read MoreAdd these sessions to your PDC Summit agenda.
NIHD is a proud Supporting Organization of the PDC Summit! Our members assist in the abstract review process, and we work together with ASHE to offer nursing continuing education for approved sessions. This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Each of these sessions offer 1 contact hour for nursing continuing profession development:
Read MoreFrom Nurse to Architectural Innovator: A Unique Blend of Compassion and Design.
For the past three years, Sarah Langille, M.Arch, BSN, Assoc. AIA has been making waves at LaBella Associates, a full-service Architecture and Engineering Firm, as a Project Designer in both the Healthcare and Senior Living Architecture Studios. One of the most significant contributions Sarah has made at LaBella is bringing the voice of the clinician to the design team.
Read More2025: Technology and Nursing Design.
As we step into 2025, marking 15 remarkable years of the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design, I am thrilled to welcome you to a year of innovation, collaboration, and inspiration. Whether you are a long-standing member or partner, a returning supporter, or joining us to learn more, you are an essential part of our vibrant community committed to transforming healthcare environments.
Read MoreNIHD’s Favorite Things of 2024.
With 2024 almost to a close, we asked our members of the Nursing Institute of Healthcare Design to reflect on their favorite healthcare products, designs, and trends that will surely kickstart an aspirational New Year.
Read More2024: A year in Review.
Please read what follows and take pride in what your professional organization was able to accomplish this year with your involvement - whether active or quiet. We could not have accomplished what we did without you.
Read MoreMembers Supporting Members: My HCD Experience.
Attending HCD was a great professional and educational opportunity for me. Since there were few nurses that I knew previously that are interested in design, I was able to connect with and learn from others that share my interests. But what stands out in my mind was the friendly, accepting, kind nature of the NIHD membership.
Read MoreDAISY: Recognizing Extraordinary Nurse Leaders in Healthcare Design.
This October, NIHD awarded Abbie Ochsner, MSN, BS, RN, LSSBB, Director, Oncology Infusion Services at St. Elizabeth Healthcare with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Leader in Healthcare Design!
Read MoreThree Project Templates Every Project Manager Should Use.
Jen Correa, MBA, PMP, Sr. Project Manager, Strategic Space Planning & Transition Strategy @ Stanford Medicine Children’s Health shares three templates that are most helpful in enabling project continuity, favorable stakeholder & communication management and straightforward change management.
Read MoreUnlocking New Possibilities in Healthcare Design: Reflections from the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo
Whether we’re clinicians, designers, business owners, or architects, we share a common goal: to create environments that improve the experiences of patients, caregivers, and staff. NIHD member Lily Man, RN, MN, LSSBB reflects on her experience at Healthcare Design Conference + Expo.
Read MoreNIHD is your TRUSTED PARTNER.
Even before serving on the board, NIHD President Kris Krail would describe NIHD as her tribe, her club, her circle of friends in the field. She realizes now that she was describing her trusted partner. So, as your trusted partner, let us evolve and grow together in this amazing field of healthcare design where we believe we can shape the future of healthcare design though engaging and raising the clinical voice.
Read MoreHealthcare Design: Meeting Ambulatory Surgery Center Accreditation Guidelines
In the rapidly evolving field of healthcare, the design of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) plays a critical role in ensuring not only the safety and efficiency of care but also compliance with stringent accreditation guidelines.
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