--- title: Ambulatory Healthcare Design Lab description: Explorations in design and construction of ambulatory healthcare facilities image: https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/hubfs/logo-no-background.png --- [Skip to content](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/ambulatory-healthcare-design-lab#main-content) [![logo-black-rect](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/hs-fs/hubfs/logo-black-rect.png?width=784&height=282&name=logo-black-rect.png)](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/ambulatory-healthcare-design-lab) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](https://www.hsarchitecture.com/) [Contact us](https://www.hsarchitecture.com/) # Discover the latest innovations and insights in Ambulatory Healthcare Design, unveiling the trends and conditions shaping the future of healthcare environments   [![](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/hubfs/OR%20from%20TC%201800x1200.jpg)](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/ambulatory-healthcare-design-lab/ahdlab-insight-the-rise-of-the-cardiovascular-asc) ## [AHD\*lab Insight:  The Rise of the Cardiovascular ASC](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/ambulatory-healthcare-design-lab/ahdlab-insight-the-rise-of-the-cardiovascular-asc) ![Picture of Joseph Sziabowski AIA](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/dbb60f586be4db877570e7be7b2df010) [Joseph Sziabowski AIA](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/ambulatory-healthcare-design-lab/author/joseph-sziabowski-aia) Aug 25, 2026, 9:15:00 AM How Hybrid ORs Are Enabling the Next Generation of Outpatient Care [Read more](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/ambulatory-healthcare-design-lab/ahdlab-insight-the-rise-of-the-cardiovascular-asc) [![](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/hubfs/MI6A6674%20L.jpg)](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/ambulatory-healthcare-design-lab/identify-the-equipment-early) ## [Design Starts with Equipment](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/ambulatory-healthcare-design-lab/identify-the-equipment-early) ![Picture of Joseph Sziabowski AIA](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/dbb60f586be4db877570e7be7b2df010) [Joseph Sziabowski AIA](https://www.ambulatoryhealthcaredesignlab.com/ambulatory-healthcare-design-lab/author/joseph-sziabowski-aia) Jul 30, 2026, 3:06:42 PM One of the most common, and costly, mistakes in ambulatory healthcare facility planning has nothing ... 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