The Center for Health Design is now the Strategic Educational Collaborator and a Supporting Organization for the PDC Summit | The International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction.
2024 was a year of exciting change for The Center as we moved our conference affiliation and educational healthcare design programming to the PDC Summit.
Our first year at the PDC Summit in San Diego was everything we hoped for and more!
The experience provided us and many of our healthcare design members, colleagues and friends with an opportunity to advance their understanding of healthcare provider needs and challenges, while creating many new and valuable connections with healthcare leaders.
At next year’s 2025 PDC Summit March 9-12 in Atlanta, we’re leveraging our 36 years of experience in creating conferences, community and quality educational programming to double (from 12 to 25) the number of sessions we’ll be producing and presenting as part of our Research, Design and Outcomes learning track sponsored by Mohawk Group and Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering.
Plus we’ll bring healthcare and design professionals together to explore the many benefits of integrating Lean construction methods with Evidence-Based Design in our always-popular pre-conference workshop.
Check out these Center for Health Design sessions at the 2025 PDC Summit and make plans NOW to join us in Atlanta.
Pre-Conference Workshop Add-On Event
The Best Educational Programming and Conference Value in the Healthcare Design Industry
Full, four-day conference registration for Center Affiliate members starts at just $925 (discount code required; see box below for details); non-members start at just $1105.
Visit the PDC website for discount deadlines and register now for the best savings.
Exclusive Offer for Affiliate Members
All Center Affiliate members receive exclusive, discounted ASHE member pricing – additional savings of up to $180.
Visit the PDC website for Member pricing and deadlines, then contact us at The Center for discount code or Affiliate membership information.
NOTE: Affiliate and ASHE discounts are not combinable. ASHE members, your member rate will be automatically applied at checkout, no code required.
Interested in Exhibiting or Sponsoring at the 2025 PDC Summit?
Contact Debra Levin or Randy Carter at The Center for special exhibit and sponsor opportunities available exclusively to our partners and members.
Educational Track: Research, Design and Outcomes
Sessions in bold feature Center for Health Design staff and Environment Networks
Design Research
- Design Research: A Rapid-Fire Review of Six Picks
- A Decade of Insight: Case Studies from Health Environments Research & Design (HERD) Journal on the Impact of Health Environments
- Transforming Inpatient Unit Design with POE Outcomes
- Improving Healthcare Design and Delivery through Prototype Post-Occupancy
- The ED Exam Room Design Toolkit
- New Research from NIA Researchers: Supportive Design Insights
Design for Patient Experience & Outcomes
- Designing for Dignity and Improved Comfort: Elevating the Outpatient Waiting Experience through Design
- When Daylighting Meets the Indoors
- Mid-age and Beyond: A Deep Dive into an Evolution of Environmental Design that Helps People Thrive
- Evaluation of Orthopedic Surgery Centers and Clinics: Informing a New Design
Technology & Design
- Applying AI to Your Next Project: Leveraging Data to Improve Design and Construction
- Technology Integration Present and Future: Impacting the Care Experience
- Smart Simulations: UCI Health's Journey to Realizing a Surgical Megafloor
Behavioral Health Design
- Behavioral and Mental Health Design: Top Challenges and Future Opportunities
- Forget Me Not: Environmental Insights for Dementia and Neurodiversity
- Key Considerations for Evaluating Intensive Mental and Behavioral Health Facilities for Adolescents
- Improving Well-being in the Built Environment: Learning from Fulton State and Saint Elizabeths Hospitals
Pediatric Healthcare Design
- Navigating Pediatric Facility Design: Industry Leaders’ Insights
- Collaborative Design and Construction: The Arthur M. Blank Hospital
Design for Staff Wellness
- Blueprint for Mitigating Nurse Burnout: A Social Listening Perspective
- Caregivers in Crisis: Rethinking Staff Spaces
The Business of Design
- Capital Planning: The Foundation for Success in Healthcare
- Balanced Insights: Better Decision Making
- The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal to Improve Health Care Equity: Design for Improvement
- Inside/Out: Building A Powerhouse for Transition and Occupancy Planning
Learning track sessions subject to change.
Honoring Changemakers in Healthcare Design
Join us at The Center for Health Design’s Awards Ceremony, Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 8:15 AM to 9:30 AM (ET), where we will celebrate all of our 2025 award recipients and gain actionable insights to inspire the next generation of healthcare design!
Session descriptions and speaker bios for these and all other PDC sessions, as well as registration and all conference information are now available here on the PDC website.