Future of Healthcare
Investigating how healthcare design is shaping patient and worker experiences and benefiting communities.
LATEST REPORTS & ARTICLES
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The Future of Healthcare as an Integrated Ecosystem of Health and Care
By refocusing the U.S. health system on improving community health, we can provide better outcomes and address the industry's major challenges.
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5 Trends Changing the Shape of Healthcare Design
The way we deliver and receive care is changing. Here, one of Gensler's healthcare leaders shares her thoughts on five trends currently influencing design in the industry.
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U.S. Laboratory Research Scientist Survey 2023
As hybrid work, artificial intelligence, and cloud labs become commonplace in the life science industry, how can the design of laboratory settings evolve to meet needs and demands?
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The Benefits of Nurturing Organizational Pride in Life Science Workplaces
In our latest survey of research scientists, we uncovered how laboratory design can promote a sense of organizational pride.
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Outpatient Healthcare Experience Index
A study from the Gensler Research Institute explores how consumer expectations of the healthcare experience are evolving and the implications for the future of outpatient health.
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The Future of Retail Health and the New Healthcare Experience
Retail health is emerging as a means for delivering quality, convenient care and a model for healthcare systems expanding their networks or services to reach new patients.
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3 Ways to Rethink the Outpatient Healthcare Experience
A variety of outpatient care options are fast becoming an integral part of today’s health system. We’ve delivered a study on outpatient care — here’s how we’re approaching things differently.
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Supporting Health, Well-Being, and Safety Through Trauma-Informed Design
We’ve outlined seven strategies that any project can implement to support recovery.
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4 Strategies for Amplifying Health and Well-being in Residence Halls
Gensler’s design for an on-campus housing project for CSULB takes a holistic approach to sustainability, focusing on student health, well-being, and equity.
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Using Design Technology to Evolve Outpatient Healthcare Delivery
As providers assess the future of outpatient facilities, they can enhance data-driven design journeys with gFloorz 2.0, a computational product by Gensler.
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Building Trust: Black Experiences in Healthcare
Black Americans have a low level of trust in their physicians, according to survey respondents. We investigate the drivers of mistrust in Black communities regarding healthcare and outline how to build trust.
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A Model for Ambulatory Care Clinics
We reimagined how to engage healthcare consumers to reshape care and communities.
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What Senior Living Has to Say about Health and Well-Being in Design
Senior living design prioritizes health and well-being and forces us to think deeply about the experience of the end user without taking their abilities for granted.
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Digital Transformation of Healthcare Design
With healthcare technology woven into our daily lives, here are 4 fundamental principles for the next generation of integrated digital healthcare facilities.
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How D.C.’s Community of Hope Family Health and Birth Center Supports Black Women
Birth centers can level the playing field for low-income women and women of color. Community of Hope offers health services regardless of one’s ability to pay.
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Models for Co-Creation and Partnership with the Black Community
We investigated how Gensler can empower and engage Black communities with inclusive design models of partnership.
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Toward Humane Healthcare: Emotional Considerations in Regaining Patient Trust
The healthcare experience is personal, so we must design for the wide range of emotions, fears, mistrust, and trauma that impact patients.
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How to Design Practice Facilities Centered on Athletes’ Mental Health
Modern sports training facilities and performance centers are emphasizing supporting spaces focused on mental health, a key factor in an athlete’s development and overall success.
FEATURED HEALTHCARE PROJECTS
National University Hospital
Singapore
National University Hospital (NUH) is the hub of high acuity care, teaching, and investigation for the National University Health System and the country of Singapore. To meet the new and future needs of NUH, Gensler was asked to plan and program a 3,000,000 SF replacement hospital on a dense urban site with no open space left to build, while keeping the existing hospital fully operational during the construction of the new hospital.
Columbia Primary Care Manhattan Valley
New York, New York
Columbia University Irving Medical Center enlisted Gensler to create a new medical office that emphasizes patient experience with a hospitality-inspired design.
Northwestern Medicine — Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, Illinois
Lake Forest Hospital is a critical care replacement facility, providing a full range of services including maternity, surgical, emergency, intervention, and outpatient specialty clinical services. In the role of Master Architect, Gensler provided management of the design team, resolution of open design issues, interior design, furniture design, medical planning, user experience design, and brand and graphic design to complete the project.
HEALTHCARE NEWS
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Healthcare Snapshots
2023Healthcare Snapshots explored how Gensler designed “a thoughtful and colorful space” for the Community of Hope Family Health and Birth Center in D.C. to offer services for under-served and underrepresented community members. -
Healthcare Design Magazine
2022Healthcare Design Magazine detailed key takeaways from the Gensler Outpatient Experience Index (O-EXI) on how to design better outpatient environments that foster consumer trust and are responsive to consumers’ needs. -
The McMorrow Reports
2022The McMorrow Reports shared 10 healthcare and senior living trends driving design strategies, based on insights from Gensler’s Design Forecast.
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