Welcome to Building Design+Construction’s 2024 Healthcare Annual Report. This 66-page special report is our first-ever “state of the state” update on the $65 billion healthcare construction sector.
The the report, which is available both as a free digital magazine and a free PDF download (short registration is required for both), the editors:
- highlight our top-10 trends in three key healthcare subsectors (hospitals, outpatient facilities, and behavioral health centers)
- present the findings of our exclusive outpatient facility survey
- provide a 2024-2025 outlook for the healthcare construction sector
- offer a roundup of market innovations for 2024, and
- outline innovations and trends related to products, materials, assemblies, and building systems for the healthcare building sector in an AIA-accredited course.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MEET THE EXPERTS
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The BD+C editors connected with nearly 160 healthcare market firms and organizations for this report. Meet our contributors and sponsors.
SECTION 1 - 2024-25 HEALTHCARE CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK
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Tracking the current and future states of the $65 billion healthcare market: hospitals, outpatient facilities, specialty medical buildings, and medical office buildings.
SECTION 2 - HEALTHCARE SUBSECTOR TRENDS
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Top 10 Trends in the Hospital Facilities Market
Raising the experience bar for patients, families, and staff is the focus of newer projects.
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Top 10 Trends in the Outpatient Facilities
Market Hospital systems and healthcare investors are reaching out with auxiliary medical facilities to capture patient market share.
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Top 10 Trends in the Behavioral Facilities Market
As accessibility and acceptance improve, the emphasis on crafting meaningful behavioral health spaces is becoming a higher priority for many in the AEC industry.
SECTION 3 - EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH
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MOB/Outpatient Facilities: Healthcare’s New Frontier
More than 130 healthcare experts share their thoughts on trends, innovations, and opportunities in the $18.3 billion outpatient facilities market.
SECTION 4 - INNOVATIONS ROUNDUP
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2024: A Year of Innovation in the Healthcare Market
We present a roundup of our favorite healthcare market innovations for 2024.
SECTION 5 - AIA CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE
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With Intention and Innovation, Building Teams Boost Healthcare Efficacy
This AIA-accredited course worth 1.0 AIA HSW covers innovations and trends related to products, materials, assemblies, and building systems for the U.S. healthcare building sector.
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| Jan 19, 2011
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