How technology, AI, and empathy will shape healthcare design in 2026 

January 16, 2026

Healthcare Design shares predictions from Health Sector Lead Jennifer Storey about emerging trends and future technologies

Healthcare Design’s Industry Predictions series taps leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to comment on design trends for the coming year. As part of the series, Jennifer Storey—health sector lead at Stantec—shares her thoughts.

Storey offers her take on the challenges and opportunities the industry faces, covering topics such as current and future technologies, the potential of AI and virtual care, and how empathy shapes how we design, build, and interact with each other.

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A healthcare architect with more than three decades of experience, Jennifer has worked in all phases of project development. As Stantec’s health sector lead in the US, she works to support successful project delivery and great client relations.
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