NIHD Member Maggie Duplantis RN, MHA, shares her career path into Design and Construction! She submits that everything done in her 20 years in the clinical space contributed to her success today as Director of Clinical Planning and Design of Houston Methodist.
Read MoreNIHD Presents Caregiver Wellness: Supporting Clinicians through Evidence-based Design
Join our webinar on December 1! Presenters will discuss current research exploring the built environment’s impact on the wellbeing of healthcare professionals, and how design and healthcare professionals can leverage research to improve their work environment.
Read MoreAnnouncing the Recipients of NIHD Member 2022 HCD Scholarship!
NIHD is happy to announce the recipients of the 5th annual HCD Scholarship for our members for the 2022 HCD Conference + Expo. This scholarship is made possible and funded by the NIHD Foundation.
Read MoreEvery Nurse is a Project Manager!
NIHD Board Member Kristina Krail, RN, MPH, FACHE, PMP, EDAC, submits that every nurse has had project management responsibilities within their role although it may not have been thought of as such. If you are serious about becoming a clinical design project manager, give consideration to a formal certification or academic program. The credential will prove invaluable.
Read MoreNIHD Presents: Level I Trauma Room Design: Research-Based Strategies for Improved Outcomes
Join our webinar on September 1! This webinar will present the findings from a vigorous research project on Level I trauma room design, titled “Toward a Model of Safety and Care for Trauma Room Design.”
Read MoreNIHD Presents: Understanding Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities
Join our webinar on August 18! This webinar will cover standard and transmission based precautious, take you through the most common types of HAI’s and then aim to connect the dots to show how appropriate flooring selections can help support an Infection Prevention and Control program in a healthcare facility.
Read MoreThe power of asking, "Why Not Me?"
After completing a diploma program, and then earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Teri Lura Bennett’s first career was as a registered nurse. She decided after working 12 years at the bedside that someone should be designing the spaces who knew what it was like to work in them! She thought, “Why not me?”
Read MoreHappy Nurses Week!
We wish to celebrate nurses around the globe for their contributions to healthcare design, especially our very own members! NIHD members are helping to shape the future of healthcare environments through clinical and professional leadership.
Read MoreTop 5 things You Should Know About Pursuing a Nursing Career in the Planning, Design, and Construction.
Meet Joyce Durham RN, AIA, EDAC, Director Facilities Strategic Planning. Learn the 5 things that she would tell someone interested in pursuing a nursing career in the planning, design, and construction of new healthcare facilities.
Read MoreAfter Two Years of Cancellations, the PDC Summit Student Challenge Was a Huge Success!
The Student Challenge was a huge success at the PDC Summit March 18-20, 2022! Students gathered in multi-disciplinary teams from five different universities to creatively solve a design challenge.
Read MoreNIHD Presents: Designing Spaces for High-Performing Care Teams
Join our webinar on April 21! This CEU will share the challenges of designing team spaces today and discuss details of the five zones and how they can be applied to each organization’s process, culture and space.
Read MoreNIHD Member Teri Oelrich Contributes Ideas to Improve the Healthcare Environment for Staff.
Meet Teri Oelrich, BSN, MBA, NIHD Member & Fellow. Teri recently contributed to FORBES article “Four Ideas To Improve Hospital Work Environments To Help Combat America’s Nursing Crisis.”
Read MoreInterested in a Career as a Healthcare Clinical Specialist?
Meet Erin Clark RN, MS, EDAC, Clinical Operations Specialist. A nurse consultant in healthcare design is a unique role and we are fortunate to have industry leaders who have paved the way for us as we continue to provide the clinical voice in healthcare design!
Read MoreNIHD Presents: A Clinician Liaison: You Never Heard of It, But You Need One!
Join our webinar on March 24! Using real-world examples, we will persuade you that you, too, need a clinical liaison on your upcoming building project!
Read MoreNIHD Presents: What’s New for 2022: Changes in the 2022 FGI Guidelines.
Join our webinar on January 27! This discussion will provide an overview of changes to the next edition of the FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction documents, scheduled for release in early 2022.
Read MoreNIHD Presents: New Canadian National Standard for Health Care Facility Design Studies and Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE)
Join our webinar on December 9! The new Canadian National Standard, CSA Z8003:21, offers practical guidance for a defined, structured and systematic process to develop and conduct planning, design, and construction (PDC) studies and post-occupancy evaluations (POE).
Read MoreHCD Member Dinner 2021
This year prior to the kick-off of the Healthcare Design Expo + Conference (HCD), 24 of our members gathered at Blue Point Grille in Cleveland.
Read MoreNIHD Presents: Communication, Design and COVID: Evidence Based Applications
This NIHD hosted webinar will explore communication and evidence-based design research, theory, and practice applicable to COVID and other pandemics.
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Member Spotlight: TechVitals Podcast Celebrates Nursing Innovation and National Nurses Month
Hosted by NIHD Members Dr. Debbie Gregory and Zac Hillyard, TechVitals podcast explores how to mix the human interaction perspective and the technical perspective to build the “future roadmap” for health.
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Happy Nurses Week
We wish to celebrate nurses around the globe for their contributions to healthcare design, especially our very own members! NIHD members are helping to shape the future of healthcare environments through clinical and professional leadership.
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