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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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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NIHD Board Members gather for a 4-day retreat in Atlanta!

The NIHD board held its annual planning retreat on April 28 - May 1 in person for the first time since 2019. We are grateful to our host, Interface Americas, Inc, who opened their doors and provided a beautiful venue for our board members to use throughout the weekend.

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Announcing our new Academic Partner, The Ohio State University!

A warm welcome to our newest Academic partner, The Ohio State University! Learn what is on the horizon between NIHD and The Ohio State University College of Nursing’s Center for Healthcare Innovation and Leadership.

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Register with the EARLY BIRD RATE for the 3rd Annual 2022 International Nursing Conference for Excellence in Healthcare Design!

This conference is hosted by the Clemson University School of Nursing and the Clemson University Academy of Nursing for Excellence in Design, and is a joint providership with Upstate Area Health Education Center.

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After 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.

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Registration for the 2022 PDC Summit is Now Open!

Registration for the 2022 PDC Summit is Now Open! Plan to attend to network with top professionals in the field and get the information you need to maximize value in the health care built environment. Register now to join your peers in person, March 20-23, 2022 in New Orleans, LA.

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