John Williams has 30 years of experience with healthcare design, planning and regulation. John is the Vice President of content and outreach with the Facilities Guidelines Institute. He is also the executive director of Facilities Construction and Licensing with the Washington State Department of Health and leads the review of licensed healthcare facilities to state licensing and federal certification requirements. He chaired the International Code Council’s Healthcare Committee for 12 years and is currently the Chair of the FGI Health Guidelines Revision Committee. He also serves on various technical committees for NFPA. He is a frequent speaker on healthcare codes and standards.
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Significant Changes in the Draft 2026 FGI Guidelines
Get an overview of the major changes to Facility Guidelines Institute’s (FGI) 2026 Guidelines for the Design and Construction of Hosipitals, Outpatient Facilities, and Residential Health, Care, and Support Facilities in this engaging and informative session, including the new chapter on short-term outpatient care facilities, the new chapter on residential behavioral and mental health treatment facilities, revised design considerations for rural emergency hospitals, updated room size and clearances for rehab hospitals, revised planning requirements for procedure and operating rooms, the new minimum percentage for single-occupancy rooms in most residential facility types, and improved flexibility to support the design of small-scale residential facilities.
FGI’s senior leadership and an expert facility architect will outline and discuss the guidelines’ many revisions in addition to reviewing efforts to improve the documents’ usability and enforceability.
This session was recorded live on June 11, 2024.
Course expires 5/15/2027