The Center for Health Design has announced the winners of its 2026 Touchstone Awards. Award recipients and the healthcare projects, products and teams that earn this recognition, represent the pinnacle of achievement in use of an Evidence-Based Design process to improve outcomes, increase value and engage stakeholders.
Work is judged on its own merit and how well it meets the Touchstone criteria as determined by an expert jury and based upon the applicant’s achievement in successfully addressing the three touchstones of the Evidence-Based Design process – Collaboration, Evaluation and Sharing.
Winners will be recognized during an awards ceremony beginning 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 10. The ceremony will be held during the 2026 PDC Summit in Houston, Texas. Learn more here: https://www.healthdesign.org/events/669.
This year’s winners include, and respective categories are:
2026 Platinum Touchstone
- St. Elizabeth Cancer Center
2026 Gold Touchstone
- UNC Health Rex Cancer Center
- UW Health Pleasant T. Rowland Transplant Clinic
- UF Health North Inpatient Tower
- Froedtert Health Emergency Department Expansion
- Children’s Health and UT Southwestern New Pediatric Campus
- Cowichan District Hospital Redevelopment Project
For more details on these projects, visit https://www.healthdesign.org/certification-outreach/awards-recognition/touchstone-awards/2026-evidence-based-design-touchstone.
