Healthcare Culture

For more than 40 years, HDR Architecture has delivered award-winning integrated healthcare planning and design for some of the world's foremost medical centers and health systems. Our work is informed by a single core philosophy: to embrace the kind of forward-thinking leadership and expertise necessary to deliver facilities that are innovative, flexible, efficient and that support a healing, sensitive environment for patients, their families and the healthcare staff.

We have the ability to go beyond bricks and mortar; we have the talent, skills and knowledge to empower our clients to "Heal, Care, Work BETTER" both financially and operationally, whether in a small specialty clinic, a multi-million dollar replacement hospital or a multi-facility healthcare campus. Our talented professionals seek and deliver the nurturing and hospitality-like solutions that our clients desire, and combine these innovative designs with state-of-the-art technology to take the delivery of healthcare to levels never reached before.

HDR has been named the No. 1 Healthcare Design firm by Modern Healthcare for an unprecedented six consecutive years because our clients rely on us for a fluid and integrated approach to design and planning. Our work is guided by the following overarching principles that help healthcare providers predict and prepare for the changes ahead:

• Maintain fiscal responsibility
• Accommodate future flexibility—site, buildings and design
• Optimize operational efficiency
• Incorporate concepts of "evidence-based design" to promote a healing environment
• Enhance patient safety
• Determine and establish identifiable centers of excellence
• Incorporate innovative technology and communication methods into the delivery of healthcare
• Embrace and support patient-centered care concepts
• Apply sustainable design priorities to all decisions