Vista Awards
Vista Awards
Recognizing teamwork and communication in developing innovative health care spaces.
Every year, the Vista Awards aim to highlight professionals who are at the forefront of health care design and construction innovation. The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) firmly believes in recognizing teams who work together to develop and maintain safe, quality health care environments; demonstrate effective and efficient communication; and rely on data-based decision-making processes.
The call for applications closes Sept. 1, 2025. View the application guide (PDF).
Why Vista? Award benefits include:
- One complimentary registration to attend the 2026 International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning Design and Construction™ (PDC Summit™)
- A special overall team project award to be presented at the 2026 PDC Summit
- Complimentary exposure in the Architecture for Health Showcase
- Feature in ASHE’s Health Facilities Management Magazine and hfmmagazine.com
The Vista Awards are given in 3 categories:
New Construction
This award is presented to a
team that has constructed a new
facility essentially from the ground
up. The new facility may be
connected to an existing facility,
but must have its own identity and
be a new space.
Renovation
This award is presented to a
team that has altered existing
conditions or added new space
to existing structures. The original
building envelope must remain
essentially intact.
Infrastructure
This award is presented to a team
that has modified or replaced
major portions of a facility’s utility
generation, distribution, or control
systems. This type of project
involves significant
project planning.
It’s time for your team to be recognized for their hard work!
Requirements for Eligibility
Eligible applicants include design professionals and other individuals working with the design and construction of hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, long-term care facilities, and medical buildings.
- Completion Date: Projects must have been completed between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2024.
- Data: Projects must have a minimum of six months post-occupancy or post-completion data.
- One Submission Per Category: Only one project can be submitted per category from any single health care facility, although an organization may submit more than one project from different facilities in its system or alliance.
- Additional requirements: Please review the additional application guidelines here.
2025 Vista Award Recipients
RENOVATION
Tower 2 at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
Merriam, Kan.Tower 2 was originally constructed in 1972, making it the oldest building on the AdventHealth Shawnee Mission campus. Recognizing a need to bring the building up to a modern standard of care, AdventHealth enlisted h|d Architecture and McCarthy Building Companies to update the facility’s interior and exterior, including replacing and enlarging 220 exterior windows and resealing and coating the building envelope.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
MetroHealth’s The Glick Center
ClevelandThe Glick Center, opened in 2022, anchors a decade-long campus transformation for MetroHealth, a public hospital and academic medical center in Cleveland and Ohio’s sole adult and pediatric trauma and burn center. Despite the criticality of the hospital’s operations, a short timeline driven by aging infrastructure, and a firm budget financed through public bonds, MetroHealth delivered a state-of-the-art facility that modernizes care and uplifts the surrounding community.