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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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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Announcing 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.

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September Clinician's Lounge | Coffee Series to discuss Surface Selection and Infection Prevention.

Fill your cup of coffee or tea and join NIHD Partner Porcelanosa. Andy Pennington, National Sales and Marketing Director, and David Carmona, National Sales Director, will lead a lively discussion on Surface Selection and Infection Prevention.

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Top 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.

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Interested 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!

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March Clinician's Lounge | Coffee Series to discuss The Impact of the Healthcare Environment on People Living with Dementia.

Fill your cup of coffee or tea and join NIHD member Jan Dougherty, MS, RN, FAAN, Dementia Care Consultant for a discussion on The Impact of the Healthcare Environment on People Living with Dementia.

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