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Monika Smith, Principal of Strategy and Design

Function Before Form: A Conversation with Monika Smith, Principal of Strategy and Design

September 29, 2026
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes Monika Smith, IIDA, RID, NCIDQ, has led Apex's Design phase since founding the...
Based on Apex's own 2025 project benchmarking, interior build-out costs across healthcare facility types range from roughly $160 to $425 or more per square foot, and ground-up construction costs range from roughly $225 to $525 or more per square foot. Each facility type, ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery suites, medical practices, dental offices, and veterinary clinics, carries its own distinct cost profile shaped by the regulatory requirements, equipment needs, and infrastructure intensity specific to that type of care.

Healthcare Construction Cost Per Square Foot in 2026: A Complete Breakdown

September 29, 2026
Written by Dale Diener Estimated reading time: 6 minutes What is the Healthcare Construction Cost Per Square Foot...
Powering the Patient Experience with Process: Lessons from Amy Anderson, MBA

Powering the Patient Experience with Process: Lessons from Amy Anderson, MBA

September 29, 2026
What are the gaps in the patient experience in operating room? Estimated reading time: 8 minutes Patient experience...
ASC Timeline

The Complete ASC Construction Timeline

July 17, 2026
Building an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is one of the most significant investments a physician group or healthcare...
ASC right for your practice

Is an Ambulatory Surgery Center Right for Your Practice?

July 2, 2026
Many physicians today are exploring ways to provide high-quality surgical care while improving operational efficiency and controlling costs....
Time to build a new dental office

When Is It Time to Build a New Dental Office?

June 9, 2026
For many dentists, the idea of building a new office starts as a distant thought reserved for “someday”...
ASC Dentistry

Is ASC Dentistry the Next Big Opportunity?

May 15, 2026
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have transformed the delivery of outpatient care across specialties like orthopedics, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, and...
operational planning

Why Operational Planning Should Drive ASC Design and Construction

May 1, 2026
In the development of an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), it’s easy to assume that success hinges on location,...
initial planning

Why the Initial ASC Planning Will Define Your Project

April 15, 2026
There’s a moment early in the planning for Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) projects when everything still feels flexible....
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