Exhibitors at the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo taking place Nov. 4-7 in New Orleans can submit entries to the 2023 Nightingale Awards.
The Nightingale Awards honor newly introduced healthcare and contract products available in the U.S. market after November 2022 that were not judged at previous Nightingale Award competitions. Hosted by Healthcare Design magazine in partnership with The Center for Health Design (CHD) Conference, these awards recognize contributions made towards healing through product design innovation that improves healthcare environments.
A qualified panel of healthcare interior designers and facilities executives will evaluate entries according to several criteria, including aesthetics & innovation; built environment solution durability functional quality contribution clinical/operational outcomes industry certifications standards environmental sustainability pricing
On Sunday, November 5, from 9:00 am – 12:30 p.m. the judges will review each entry digitally before visiting each booth during exhibitor setup hours on Sunday from 9 am-12:30 p.m. for exhibitor set-up to examine/judge products and ask manufacturers questions during Exhibitor Set Up Hours (9 am-12:30 pm). They will assign awards such as Gold, Silver, Innovation Sustainability Best of Competition as per jury decisions which are final.
No prototypes may be submitted; manufacturers must be capable of shipping/delivering/installing products entered for consideration by April 1, 2024.
Nightingale Awards entrants can learn who the winners are by attending The Center for Health Design Awards, The Nightingale Awards & Changemaker Keynote Presentation at Morial Convention Center from 8 am-9:15 am on November 6th.
Entry fees to Healthcare Design Competition will cost $595 before September 24 and $695 after this date; payment can be made by credit/debit card online through Emerald’s PayPal account, serving as publisher of Healthcare Design magazine.
Each manufacturer/brand may submit as many products into the competition in as many categories as desired, with any suitable product entering in one or more. Products which cross categories will also be evaluated by different teams of jurors; click to view all 18 product categories.
When entering a product into multiple categories, an entry fee corresponding to either Regular or Late deadlines must be paid and an additional digital entry completed. A duplicated existing entry can use the drop-down menu to select its category of interest.
Each entrant must submit an entry form at the Nightingale Awards entry portal, providing product description, responding to criteria questions (limited to 200 words per question) and uploading images both low-resolution for juror review, and high-resolution for digital presentation on Monday morning as well as print publication in Healthcare Design magazine.
Start entering now to ensure a spot in this contest before its deadline on October 13, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time! All entries must be received prior to that time; there will be no extensions offered – get started here today and submit your entry!