Healthcare Design Conference + Expo

Join us at the 2025 Healthcare Design Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, where learning, innovation and design will converge. This year’s event will highlight the latest innovations in patient care, research and case studies, and thought leaders across healthcare, providing opportunities for continuing education and networking.

Our HCD Presentations

Sunday, October 26

Envisioning Holistic Healthcare: Henry Ford Health’s Drive for Health Equity

• 9:45–10:45 a.m.
• Presented by Jen Cross (HDR), Kristen Banas (BR+A), Richard Kobus (Tsoi Kobus Design), and Jerry Darby (Henry Ford Health)

Circadian Supportive Lighting—What Is It and How Do I Implement It?

• 9:45–10:45 a.m.
• Presented by Karen Murphy (HDR) and Mary Alcarez (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)

Healthcare Design Magazine Awards Luncheon

• 12:15–1:45 p.m.
• Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital (What Ridge, Colorado) was named a finalist in the 2025 Healthcare Design Showcase Awards.

Advancing Community Behavioral Health and Wellness

• 3:15-4:15 p.m.
• Presented by Brian Giebink (HDR), James Corbett (Initium Health), Stacey Johnson (Riverside Health System), and Nick Juliano (RADIUS)

Lutathera Radionuclide Therapy: Designing a New Cancer Care Environment

• 3:15-4:15 p.m.
• Presented by Fernando Rodrigues (HDR), Mike Apple (HDR), Pranav Shauche (HDR), and Beth Otto (University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center)

Monday, October 27

Building a Hospital Within a Hospital: Integrating a Children's Hospital into the University of Kentucky Chandler Expansion

• 9:30-10:30 a.m.
• Presented by Susan McDevitt (HDR), Kris Thooft (HDR), Sarah Heck (University of Kentucky HealthCare), and Lindsay Ragsdale (University of Kentucky HealthCare)

Mentorship in Action: Building Your Professional Network in Healthcare Design

• 9:30–10:30 a.m.
• Presented by Presented by Katie Fricke (HDR), Dani Mai (Page), Kinjal Shah (HKS), Jack Reed (Page), and Sarah Rolfvondenbaumen (human eXperience)