Generations of Healthcare MacGyvers: An Interview with Architect and Healthcare Designer on Rural Health.

An interview on rural health by Pamela Jones, RN, MSN, MS, FACHE, EDAC with NIHD member Val Williams AIA, Senior Healthcare Planner Senior Associate at Page. Read on to learn how nurses and designers can contribute.

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The Crucial Role of Value Engineering - An Equipment Rail and Accessories Strategy into the Healthcare Facility Design Process.

In the realm of healthcare facility design, every detail matters. The effective integration of an equipment management strategy can significantly impact patient care, staff efficiency, and overall operational costs. Value Engineering equipment rail and accessories into a project from the outset of the design process ensures both cost and safety in the post occupancy environment.

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Meet the Nurses in Design at Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS).

Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a very fortunate organization.  They not only have one nurse as a part of their design team efforts … but TWO highly talented and experienced nurses!  NIHD members Tara and Mary have collectively been a part of the NGHS system for over 75 years!  Like many others in NIHD, their current roles never existed, until through their involvement in projects and operational improvements. 

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Extending Care Beyond the Bedside.

The month of May is one of President Anthony Mistretta’s favorites! The celebration of our profession, no matter what role in nursing you play, is one to be proud of and honor.

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Happy Nurses Week to our fellow nurses and nurse supporters.

Today we celebrate International Nurses Day. This day also marks the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth and reminds us of the many facets of her career, her contributions to our nursing profession, and the pioneer she was. As nurses in healthcare design, we are also pioneers.

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Reflecting on Our Roots.

As we reflect on our roots as an organization, our collective goal hasn’t changed - to impact collaborative and multi-disciplinary relationships by facilitating trust, respect and shared goals for improved clinical work environments and ultimately patient outcomes.

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Facility Guidelines Institute 2026 Health Guidelines Revision Committee Process.

Brooke Karlsen, MSN, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, EDAC is a nurse, an NIHD member and is pleased and honored to serve on the 2026 Facility Guidelines Institute’s (FGI) Health Guidelines Revision Committee (HGRC) for the Outpatient document. In this blog, she shares information on the four-year revision cycle process and how to submit a proposal in the current open period.

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48 hours, 4 teams, One Mission: PDC Summit Student Challenge.

48 hours, 4 teams, one mission- design and operationally plan a new facility that rises to the complex challenges of healthcare delivery. During the 2023 PDC Student Design Challenge, students tackled the time-pressured charrette to design a nurse wellness facility for Banner Health (Phoenix, AZ) ahead of the PDC Summit conference.

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The Nightingale Awards - Why You Should Consider being a Juror in 2023.

Each year at the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo (HCD), healthcare interior designers, architects, facilities managers and planners, and clinicians can apply to serve as Nightingale Award jurors who review and evaluate products in the exhibit hall. Awards are given to those who make a significant contribution to the healthcare built environment through product innovation. This past year in San Antonio, a few NIHD members served as jurors in the Nightingale Awards, and share their experience below.

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Cultivating the Next Generation of Young, Inclusive Designers Through Storytelling.

Join us for this special free event on April 20! This Clinician’s Lounge invites Maria VanDeman, interior designer and sales manager for OFS, and Doug Shapiro, host of the Imagine a Place podcast, to shed insight into their children’s book, Design Your World. 

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Feeling Familiar: Training Fundamentals for your New Facility

When planning the New Facility Orientation and Training plan, one question that is often received is, “Who needs training, and how much time should be allocated?”  In her 18 years leading projects, here is what Kelly Guzman MN, RN, EDAC, President and CEO of Yellow Brick Consulting, has learned.

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A Diverse Path into Transition & Activation Planning.

Meet NIHD member Bridget Graham, MBAH, PMP. She has been a Lead Project Manager with HTS, an Affiliate of HBS, for the last 2.5 years.  Her career path has been diverse having worked in corporate healthcare benefits while at GE and Employer Relations for Union College, however, the skills and experience gained have only diversified her tool belt when working with clients.

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February Clinician's Lounge | Coffee Series with NIHD members serving on the 2026 HGRC.

Fill your cup of coffee or tea and join your NIHD colleagues who are serving on the Health Guidelines Revision Committee (HGRC). The Health Guidelines Revision Committee (HGRC) is a select multidisciplinary consensus body of about 140 clinicians, administrators, architects, engineers, and representatives from authorities having jurisdiction that is convened to revise and update the FGI Guidelines documents.

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