The emergency department—whether on a hospital main campus, in a freestanding location, or specifically designed for a particular segment of the population—and its role in healthcare is evolving.

In this Healthcare Design podcast below, Jeff Brand, design principal at Perkins Eastman, Jon  Summers, principal, BRG3S Architects, and Craig Pickerel, project manager and architect at SSOE Group, discuss the trends they’re seeing and some of the design strategies they’re putting into place inside these important, lifesaving spaces.

For more on emergency departments design trends, check out Healthcare Design’s December issue or read:

Design Strategies For Today’s Emergency Departments

Healthcare Design Pulse: Cutting-Edge Emergency Departments