Project News for Healthcare Facilities - October 2026

How Retail Design Can Improve the Healthcare Patient Experience

Healthcare facilities can adapt retail design principles to improve patient comfort, streamline check-in and reuse existing spaces.

10/29/2026

Jefferson Health Breaks Ground on Lehigh Valley Hospital—Coopersburg

It is expected to open in late 2027.

10/29/2026

Encompass Health Plans Second Small-Format Rehabilitation Hospital

The hospital is expected to open in 2028.

10/29/2026

Rethinking How Healthcare Facilities Fund Construction Projects

Rising costs and competing priorities are driving healthcare organizations to explore new financing arrangements and construction strategies.

10/28/2026

Winners Named for the 15th Annual Healthcare Design Awards

All winners will be honored and the Best of Competition and Transformation and Innovation Award recipients will be announced during a celebration on November 12.

10/28/2026

Intermountain Health Breaks Ground on New Children's Hospital in Nevada

Plans call for a 33-acre campus, an approximately 828,600-square-foot hospital with an initial 180-bed inpatient tower that can expand to 228 beds.

10/28/2026

Texas HHSC Reaches Construction Milestone for Wichita Falls State Hospital

The $452 million, 225-bed replacement hospital will provide inpatient psychiatric care and is expected to be completed in late 2027.

10/27/2026

UW Health Set to Open Expansion at East Madison Hospital

The $140 million project adds 120,000 square feet to the hospital, expanding its footprint to roughly 620,000 square feet.

10/22/2026

The Role of Biophilic Design in Healthcare Facilities

Nature-inspired design can support staff well-being and create more welcoming, human-centered healthcare environments.

10/21/2026

TriStar Centennial Medical Center Invests $90M in Women, Children's Hospital Expansions

The multi-year project will bring significant improvements to both hospitals.

10/21/2026

Ground Broken on Lavine Bekenstein Cancer Hospital in Massachusetts

The 450,000-square-foot facility will feature 300 inpatient beds across ten floors and has been designed specifically around the needs of people with cancer and their families.

10/20/2026

Duke Health and CaroMont Health Partner to Develop Two New Hospitals

CaroMont Health and Duke Health anticipate a decision by the end of March 2027.

10/15/2026

Designing for the Psychology of Waiting

A well-designed waiting room does more than fill time — it eases the patient experience and creates a more functional healthcare environment.

10/14/2026

UT Health Sciences Breaks Ground on College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building

Construction is expected to be substantially completed in 2029, with full occupancy by 2030.

10/14/2026

Vandalia Health, Mary Free Bed Break Ground on New Rehabilitation Hospital

The new hospital will feature three stories and more than 93,000 square feet dedicated to comprehensive rehabilitation services.

10/14/2026

ClearSky Health Plans New Medical Rehabilitation Hospital in North Carolina

The hospital will provide specialized rehabilitative care to patients recovering from disabling injuries or illnesses.

10/13/2026

Building Around Care: Lessons in Modernizing Active Healthcare Environments

The challenge is how to modernize a healthcare facility while patients continue receiving care and physicians, nurses and staff continue providing it.

10/8/2026