Entries Being Accepted for 2023 Symposium Distinction Awards

Entries are being accepted for The Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo’s annual award program. It recognizes design teams, projects and individuals who have made a profound contribution to the healthcare design industry. The program accepts submissions of all types and sizes of patient care-related facilities. In addition, the awards program recognizes the best and most innovative new products within the healthcare design & construction industry. The deadline to submit is July 28. Only online submissions will be considered. Learn more at hcarefacilities.com/awards.

Award categories include:

• Team Award: Focuses on a project team that has worked together to change the face of healthcare design through innovation, creativity, efficiency and teamwork. For projects to qualify for this award, part of the construction phase must have taken place between Sept. 1, 2022 and the present; the facility must be completed and occupied at the time of submission.
• User-Centered Award: Recognizes a healthcare design project or facility that best reflects and balances the requirements of patients, their family and practitioners.  For projects to qualify, part of the construction phase must have taken place between Sept. 1, 2022 and the present; the facility must be completed and occupied at the time of submission.
• Adaptive Reuse Award: Recognizes a healthcare design project that creatively achieved the reuse of an existing structure or space originally used for another purpose. For projects to qualify, part of the construction phase must have taken place between Sept. 1, 2022 and the present; the facility or space must be completed and occupied at the time of submission.
• Individual Award: Seeks to distinguish a professional in the fields of healthcare planning, design, construction and operations that have displayed leadership and vision over a significant period of their career.
• George Pressler Under 40 Award: Seeks the next generation of leaders within the fields of healthcare planning, design, construction and operations.
• Product Awards: Recognize innovative new products that contribute to the enrichment of a healing environment through unique design and operational support. Only products introduced between Sept. 1, 2021 and Sept. 1, 2022 qualify for nomination. Product award categories include Most Innovative, Most Sustainable and Architect’s Choice.