Digital transformation is already happening throughout the healthcare industry, most noticeably in aspects of care...

In 2019, Clayton Mitchell joined Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health in the midst of a period of great...

What lessons have healthcare leaders learned from the pandemic? What new challenges do they face, and how can they...

There are thousands, if not millions, of assets inside healthcare facilities. From the wheelchairs used to transport...

Katie McCone knows a thing or two about technology and healthcare.

As the healthcare technology director for Johnson...

As part of operational excellence, hospital administrators should leverage their physical space to drive positive...

Saurabh Ladha grew up the son of a manufacturing entrepreneur, witnessing first-hand the financial pains caused when...

Healthcare mergers are complicated on several fronts, and oftentimes facilities officers are unprepared for the...

David Schurk, director of healthcare and applied engineering markets at Global Plasma Solutions, has been in the...

Artificial intelligence in construction is poised to become a $2.3 billion industry by 2025, up from $467 million in...

Before 2020, working from home was largely a luxury known only to those in creative industries and trendy startups,...

Teamwork is making the dream work at Jefferson Health. Complex construction projects, like the nearly $800 million ...

Recent times have placed an exceptional premium on safe, healthy buildings. While facilities leaders are doing all...

Much of healthcare has been static for the last several decades, but now that it has attracted the attention of...

Focus: Reassessing Space in the Remote Work Era

2020 has accelerated the shift to remote working. Healthcare systems...

Smart buildings need smart solutions for connected networks and building controls. A command center brings it all...

Remote working, working from home, telecommuting – whatever you want to call it, love it or hate, it's going to be...

At the beginning of this year, telehealth was still in its infancy. Now it is an essential component of healthcare...

To kick things off at HealthSpaces (Almost) Live, we brought together a group of senior real estate and facilities...

A visit to the doctor impacts consumers’ time, budgets, and sense of well-being.

"Hospitals have two speeds: slow and slower." 

In 2012, the Michigan Medicine facilities team was charged with the task of incorporating and implementing "Lean...

Producing a multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art health facility is more than just identifying a need, putting pen...

The hospital of the future isn't far away. In fact, in some cases, it's already being piloted and finessed at health...

Data is not in short supply in Facilities Management. Increasingly, Facilities Managers have access to vast troughs...

With lower costs, faster delivery times and reduced waste, modular construction offers a wide range of advantages...

Healthcare workers are four times more likely to be victims of workplace violence than any other traditional private...

Generational differences have a profound impact in just about all aspects of modern life, from consumer behavior and...

In today’s fast-paced world, the only constant is change⁠— which makes long-term capital planning for healthcare...

The hospital of the future wants to keep people out. During a "State of the Industry" panel discussion at...

The "Internet of Things" is a term that gets tossed around a lot these days, but what does it even mean? As it...

After 20 years as Vice President of Facility & Property Services with Sutter Health — Bob Mitsch frequently deals...

Provoking the audience at HealthSpaces with a difficult question, “If your business is so bad, why does everyone...

It has been two years since we first covered IoT in healthcare facilities, but with the way in which the technology...

We asked attendees at HealthSpaces a series of questions to get a read of the current state of the industry. One of...

The rising popularity of modular construction in the healthcare industry certainly isn't news—in fact, it has been a...

Sid Sanders is no stranger to billion-dollar capital projects. The Senior Vice President for Construction,...

A seismic shift is underway in healthcare. Converging forces—from accelerating tech to rising consumer expectations—...

There’s no doubt that every generation brings its own unique strengths and perceptions about work ethic and...

A conversation about the future of smart buildings and IoT in healthcare is all but impossible without discussing...

The Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, Tennessee has a brand-new outpatient facility, the Children's Hospital at...

Chris Giattina, the CEO of BLOX, has built a company around the idea of constructing medical facilities that can be...

Walter Jones, the Senior Vice President of Campus Transformation for Cleveland's MetroHealth System, is currently...

"Physician burnout is a very real thing and some of us see it up close and personal on a regular basis," Niraj...

Andrea Love, Principal & Director of Building Science for Boston architecture firm Payette, focuses on...

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has managed to do the seemingly impossible: reduce energy use and cost while...

A myriad of forces are transforming the traditional healthcare model, from new technologies and rising consumer...

If you take nothing else away from the talk given by Dr. Whitney Austin Gray, Senior Vice President of Delos, at ...

What a year it's has been! As we look back on 2018, it’s interesting to see what stories caught our readers...

Larry Antonucci, MD is CEO of Lee Health, the third largest nonprofit public health system in the country. At ...

The first-ever HealthSpaces event, born out of the Health Facilities Innovation Forum, brought together over 200...

Healthcare systems are increasingly looking to retail for innovative strategies. With 81% of patients unsatisfied...

Prefab is gaining ground in healthcare construction for its ability to increase quality and speed, as well as...

Not everyone can visit a hospital. As the healthcare sector continues to advance, with more cutting-edge technology...

Hospitals are energy consumption giants: they contribute nearly 10% of the nation’s net greenhouse gas emissions. As...

In 2006, Texas Children's Hospital announced a $1.5 billion expansion called Vision 2010. The project turned out to...

The ‘passive patient’ in healthcare is rapidly becoming an extinct population. Armed with an unprecedented amount of...

According to Robert (Bob) Feldbauer, traditional project management methods can be the kiss of death for healthcare...

In today’s unpredictable environment, the days of “It won’t happen here” are falling by the wayside. Preparing for...

According to Brian Weldy, Vice President of FacilitiGroup Infrastructure Solutions at HCA, effective leaders are...

Over the past few years, design thinking has gained popularity for driving innovation for the world’s leading...

Like many industries, facilities management is heavily impacted by the Baby Boomer retirement wave. In fact, unique...

To better reflect the shifts in how and where healthcare is being delivered, the Health Facilities Innovation Forum...

In the healthcare industry, where it’s not always clear what lies ahead, how can we remain strategic and actually...

At MetroHealth, Walter Jones is overseeing an ambitious $1 billion dollar revitalization of an aging...

According to BLOX CEO Chris Giattina, off-site manufacturing presents a significant opportunity to revolutionize the...

Here in the early 21st century, we’re transitioning between two periods: the past, built from tradition and brick,...

What are the challenges facing facilities leaders as we move toward the future, and how can we overcome them?

The push toward consumerism is increasingly at the forefront of health systems’ strategic decision-making...and...

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (via Penn State).

A conversation about telemedicine is all but...

In a world blazing forward on the back of AI, algorithms, and automation, how can healthcare facilities leaders...

David Park, SVP of Construction & Real Estate Services at Novant Health, has an important message for all leaders,...

Thanks to hyper-connectivity and technology that grows more powerful each year, healthcare companies face both a...

Healthcare delivery is no longer limited to the traditional hospital walls. With these changes, from rapidly...

What a year it's has been! 

Innovation is born out of collaboration…and what better place to come together than beautiful Palm Springs.

Total health is a powerful idea...but how exactly does it translate into the built environment?

HealthSpaces, (formerly Health Facilities Innovation Forum) is launching a Leadership Series to bring you unique...

In today’s competitive climate, wayfinding in healthcare goes beyond functional necessity; it serves as a prime...

Microhospitals may be small, but they’re gaining ground in healthcare.

Rapidly advancing technology and a growing market for outpatient services are transforming healthcare. 

When LEED was launched in 2000, the green building movement took off. Building owners across numerous industries...

How can healthcare leaders be strategic in planning and building future facilities during this era of rapid change? 

Is the era of hospitals being built brick by brick coming to a close?

It’s no secret that the healthcare industry is undergoing a period of profound change. For health system leaders,...

There's a lot up in the air regarding the future of healthcare in America, but one thing is certain: retail...

The hype over Blockchain technology’s potential in the healthcare world is growing at a rapid-fire pace, yet the...

Although IoT remains one of the hottest buzzwords in business, the majority of health systems remain unsure of how...

Over the past decade, green building initiatives went from fringe practice to mainstream movement. This evolution of...

Gallup’s annual State of the Workplace report is out--and the results are clear on one thing: The old ways of...

Innovation: a word that’s overused, loosely defined and absolutely critical to the survival of your company.

With most hospitals still slow to adopt new technology, Humber River Hospital made history last year as the first...

Does improving critical process flow by nearly 50% seem like a pipe dream for your hospital?

The 2016 Health Facilities Innovation Forum was a success, bringing together over 150 health system leaders to...

At DaVita Healthcare Partners, the word CEO is swapped for Mayor, employees are called teammates, and DaVita (an...

With the Health Facilities Innovation Forum overlapping with Election Day, we decided to host a debate on a timely...

It’s not earth-shattering news that millennials leave a trail of digital footprints.

Innovating in a particularly challenging environment, Dave Kistel is working hard to stay ahead of healthcare...

At next month's Health Facilities Innovation Forum, attendees will get an inside look at North America's first fully...

Former Maryland Governor and former 2016 Presidential Candidate Martin O'Malley will be joining us at the 2016...

Ron Galloway sees disinnovation wreaking havoc in dozens of industries, from Hollywood to mobile devices to...

Why are 7 connected devices almost as powerful twice as powerful as 5? The answer to this question is a phenomenon...

''Behind the times and struggling to catch up with the service models of other industries, healthcare is anxiously...

When you hear the term “planning” does it cause a sudden burst of anxiety? Regardless of industry, face-to-face...

Comparing healthcare data storage to the solar system may seem like a bit of a stretch, but HCA’s Brian Weldy makes...

Emphasizing both “improvement” and “innovation” while understanding the distinction between the two terms is key to...

The days of doctors and medical facilities calling all the shots are coming to a close and will be replaced by...

Participants at the 2014 Health Facilities Innovation Forum heard an informative talk by Bob McCoole, Senior Vice...

At HFIF14 in sunny Palm Springs, Don Orndoff, Senior Vice President of National Facilities Services at Kaiser...

At the 2014 Health Facilities Innovation Forum, attendees heard from Brian Weldy, Vice President of Engineering and...

Not to toot our own horn, but we couldn't have been happier with the turnout and response at the inaugural Health...