The technology revolution in health care has resulted in increased integration, smart devices at the bedside and throughout facilities, electronic record keeping, advancements in imaging, hybrid operating rooms, telemedicine, and more. How will this explosion in technology change health care? How will the patients experience change? This session will tell the story of a mythical hospital stay in 2020 from the patient’s perspective and address how planning, design, and construction must change to adapt to the future. This session will enable attendees to:

Derive an understanding of health care technology evolution through an examination of history.
Project the path of change into the future—examine the resulting evolution in patient care.
Examine how facilities will evolve as the future unfolds—what are the challenges, opportunities, and the benefits to be derived?
Contrast buildings of today with buildings of the future. Compare planning, design, and construction practices of today with PDC of the future.