Healthcare Design Conference + Expo 2026

It takes place at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The event is for healthcare design professionals.

It is most useful for architects, interior designers and healthcare facility planners, since it offers over 100 sessions on planning, design and construction research alongside an expo hall, and this year it co-locates with the IFHE World Congress, which adds facilities management professionals. Its scale and $800 registration suit those who want a broad survey of the field and continuing education; people seeking a small, single-topic forum, or who are not involved in healthcare building projects, would get less from it.

Attendees at healthcare design conferences usually wear business casual, with designers often in stylish but relaxed outfits and suits less common. Comfortable shoes are worth wearing for a large convention center and expo hall, and New Orleans in October is warm, so light fabrics help, with a layer for cold meeting rooms.

The organizer describes the event as having 100+ sessions, plus keynotes, networking, and an expo hall.