Healthcare Facilities Planning and Design Certificate

Healthcare facility design is more than picking the right wall colors or materials. If done well, healthcare facility design and planning can transform your organization and improve safety, operations, and the bottom line. Above all, an optimal, patient-centered healthcare environment has the power to improve clinical outcomes.

This six-course certificate program provides you with in-depth instruction in effectively using evidence-based research to improve a healthcare environment. Core courses cover the critical components of healthcare facilities design planning. Learn excellence in change leadership, stakeholder management, and strategic alignment with organizational goals. Create your strategic plan and execute and assess it by using data to gauge impact. Learn some of the critical skills you need to lead your project to success or dive deeper to interpret technical facility design plans.

Core Courses

Elective Courses

Choose 2 courses

Key Takeaways

Identify areas in need of improvement in the U.S. healthcare system
Develop a strategic vision for your organization
Monitor progress and refine your strategic plan based on results
Anticipate and collect data to inform your strategic planning process
Effectively participate in the planning and design of healthcare facilities
Recommend ways to use available resources for renovation and design
Develop early conceptual-level cost and space estimates
Provide feedback regarding building and renovation projects
Conduct your own quick and inexpensive on-site research study
Interpret published research findings
Know how to be successful as a project manager
Build your problem-solving skills to help projects succeed

What You’ll Earn

Healthcare Facilities Planning and Design Certificate from Cornell College of Human Ecology
48 Professional Development Hours (4.8 CEUs)
6 Professional Development Units (PDUs) toward PMI recertification

Who Should Enroll

Chief executives
Faculty management staff
Hospital and healthcare facility administrators
Medical and non-medical personnel

Total Investment

$3,600 with monthly payment options available
3 months to complete all the courses

How to Enroll

For more information on how to enroll, please visit Healthcare Facilities Planning and Design Certificate