Award Winners Announced by Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo

Eight reward recipients were selected by industry leaders.

By HFT Staff


The Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo announced the prestigious winners of its 2024 Symposium Distinction Awards. The annual program recognizes design teams, projects and individuals who have made a profound contribution to the healthcare design industry. The program accepts submissions of all types and sizes of patient care-related facilities. In addition, it recognizes the best and most innovative new products within the healthcare design and construction industry. A total of eight awards were announced during a lunch celebration on Tuesday, September 24. 

“The Symposium Distinction Awards honor and recognize individuals, teams, projects and products making a difference in our industry,” said Jenabeth Ferguson, vice president, Symposium Director. “Our esteemed team of judges have an important job evaluating submissions to choose this year’s winners and weare thrilled to honor the winners with a celebratory luncheon among their peers.” 

Team Award  

The Team Award focuses on a project team that has worked together to change the face of healthcare design through innovation, creativity, efficiency and teamwork.  

Winner: Children's Wisconsin - Skywalk Building, The Boldt Group 

User-Centered Award  

The User-Centered Award recognizes a healthcare design project or facility that best reflects and balances the requirements of patients, their family and practitioners. 

Winner: Malone Family Tower, Perkins+Will 

Adaptive Reuse Award  

The Adaptive Reuse Award recognizes a healthcare design project that creatively achieved the reuse of an existing structure or space originally used for another purpose.  

Winner: Cooper University Health Care - Moorestown Campus, Array Architects 

Individual Award  

The Individual Award seeks to distinguish a professional in the fields of healthcare planning, design, construction and operations that have displayed leadership and vision over a significant period of their career. This award looks to recognize an individual whose passion and driven their organizations or project teams to enhance the healing environment and a way above and beyond.  

Winner: Dave Redemske, HDR 

George Pressler Under 40 Award  

The George Pressler Under 40 Award seeks the next generation of leaders within the fields of healthcare planning, design, construction and operations. The George Pressler Award recognizes a young professional who has demonstrated leadership and vision within their organization or project teams. 

Winner: Judith Kanera, HDR 

Product Awards 

The Product Awards recognize innovative new products that contribute to the enrichment of a healing environment through their unique design and operational support. 

Product Award Categories  

Awards will be presented to those outstanding new products whose unique design contributes to the enrichment of a healing environment in each of the following product categories: 

Most Innovative 

Winner: Cove, DIRTT and HKS 

Most Sustainable  

Winner: Lotus Casegoods Collection, Stance Healthcare 

Architect's Choice 

Winner: Cove DIRTT and HK 



September 26, 2024


Topic Area: Maintenance and Operations


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