The HCD 2026 submission portal is officially LIVE!
We are accepting presentation proposals for HCD Conference + Expo, Oct. 17-20, 2026, in New Orleans. Click the button below to get started!
Countdown to the Submission Deadline:
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 | 11:59 p.m. EST
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EDUCATIONAL FOCUS: The Healthcare Design Conference + Expo welcomes presentation proposals that respond to the current needs of healthcare organizations and solutions being put into place across the healthcare planning, design, construction, and operations/facility management sectors.
Topics of interest for the 2026 program include, but are not limited to, the following:
- • Facility renovation and reuse
- • Outpatient/ambulatory care environments
- • Integrating technology and supporting future innovations
- • Staff and campus safety
- • Construction methods and prefabrication
- • Health and wellness
- • Designing for an aging population
- • Freestanding EDs/microhospitals/urgent care centers
- • Sustainability/resiliency
- • Specialty service lines (pediatrics, mental health, cancer care, etc.)
- • Interior design aesthetics and materials/FF&E selections
- • Advanced construction methods and project delivery solutions (prefabrication, mass timber, etc.)
- • Medical and equipment planning and programming
- • Building systems and infrastructure
- • Community-based and rural healthcare
- • Clinical perspectives in design
- • International projects and design approaches
Questions?
We’re here to help! If you have questions about your submission or need guidance on where your idea fits, please contact Amanda Ryan at [email protected].
Join us Oct. 17-20, 2026, in New Orleans for the ultimate healthcare design education, networking, and product-sourcing event!