This blog, contributed by the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers (AAHID), highlights the essential role of nurses and clinical operations planners in creating safe, effective, patient-centered healthcare environments.

Through real-world examples, it demonstrates how collaboration between nurses, interior designers, architects, and engineers can address the details that impact patient safety, workflow, healing, and the overall care experience.

The writers emphasize that clinical expertise is not an add-on to healthcare design—it is a necessity from initial planning through post-occupancy evaluation.