The Center for Health Design sponsors several award programs that recognize outstanding projects, products, and individuals that have contributed to the evidence-based design field, helped advance the healthcare design industry, or demonstrated exemplary facility design.
Award Programs
The Touchstone Awards
Presented by The Center for Health Design - Recognizing Achievement In Evidence-Based Design
Healthcare Environment Awards
Presented by The Center for Health Design in partnership with Healthcare Design magazine, the Healthcare Environment Awards recognize excellence in new or renovated healthcare facility design since 1989.
New Investigator Research Award
The Center for Health Design’s Research Coalition is responsible for the New Investigator Research Award. Its purpose is to support high quality research studies by new investigators whose research is likely to fill critical gaps in the field of evidence-based healthcare facility design. The goal of the award is to support new researchers.
Nightingale Product Design Award
Sponsored by The Center for Health Design in conjunction with Healthcare Design magazine and Healthcare Design Conference + Expo, the Nightingale Awards recognize the best new products exhibited at the annual Healthcare Design Conference + Expo.
Changemaker Award
Sponsored by Mecho, this award is given annually by The Center for Health Design at Healthcare Design Conference + Expo, the award honors individuals or organizations that have demonstrated exceptional ability to change the way healthcare facilities are designed and built, and whose work has broad impact on the advancement of healthcare design.
The Russ Coile Lifetime Achievement Award
Established in 2007 in honor of the late Russ Coile, who served on The Center for Health Design’s founding board of directors, this award recognizes individuals who, like Russ, have dedicated their careers to the advancement of the healthcare design field.
Recognition Programs
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Healthcare Design Architectural Showcase Issue (published by Emerald in association with The Center for Health Design).
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Environments for Aging Architectural Showcase Issue (published by Emerald in association with The Center for Health Design).
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Healthcare Design Remodel/Renovation Competition (published by Emerald in association with The Center for Health Design).