Healthcare Design Conference + Expo Held in Big Easy

Healthcare design has become so complex that Barbara Dellinger believes designers must specialize in it to properly create spaces for it. There are extensive health and safety concerns that must be address and it is a market that is convulsing with change following the pandemic and continued consolidation of healthcare systems. In short, it is not the kind of market an interior designer can dabble in and succeed.  Dellinger should know. With more than 40 years experience designing healthcare facilities through her company, Dellinger Solutions, she has seen the market change first hand. She is also on the board of the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers (AAHID) and was a presenter at the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo, which wrapped up last week in New Orleans.  “Designers who work on healthcare projects must have a unique set of skills and a deep knowledge,” she said. “When I was director …