As health systems work to expand access, serve more patients and drive sustainable growth, many are navigating a challenging mix of capital constraints, inflation and labor shortages. At the same time, care delivery continues shifting beyond the main hospital campus—accelerating demand for decentralized, distributed networks of outpatient and specialty facilities. In this environment, aligning facility strategy with organizational goals and planning for repeatable, scalable solutions can help systems move faster while reducing risk.
Leanna Albright, senior interior designer at Gresham Smith, spoke with Becker’s Healthcare about what’s driving facility expansion and how architects support rapid scaling—through early stakeholder alignment, prototyping, prefabrication and life-cycle thinking. Read the article, “How architects are helping health systems scale faster and reduce risk,” here.
