---
title: "Modular and Prefabricated Design, Part II: The New Mainstream for Health Systems"
description: Hoefer Welker healthcare leaders, Patrick McCurdy and Jaron Ricketts, discuss how modular and prefabricated construction is becoming a mainstream strategy for healthcare systems.
---

[Blog & Press ](https://hoeferwelker.com/press)

# [Modular and Prefabricated Design, Part II: The New Mainstream for Health Systems](https://hoeferwelker.com/press/modular-and-prefabricated-design-part-ii-the-new-mainstream-for-health-systems-1)

 Written by [Elaina Jones](https://hoeferwelker.com/press/author/elaina-jones) | March 02, 2026

In a recent HCO News feature, [Patrick McCurdy ](https://hoeferwelker.com/people/patrick-mccurdy)and [Jaron Ricketts](https://hoeferwelker.com/people/jaron-ricketts) explore how modular and prefabricated construction is becoming a mainstream strategy for healthcare systems navigating rising costs, labor shortages and compressed schedules. They discuss how early collaboration and off-site fabrication can accelerate timelines, improve quality control and enhance safety, while still delivering flexible, future-ready facilities. As health systems seek greater efficiency and predictability in project delivery, modular and prefabricated approaches are reshaping how healthcare environments are designed and built.

[Read more>>>](https://hconews.com/2025/12/15/modular-and-prefabricated-design-the-new-mainstream-for-health-systems/)

[View full post](https://hoeferwelker.com/press/modular-and-prefabricated-design-part-ii-the-new-mainstream-for-health-systems-1)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Elaina Jones"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2026-03-02T17:37:11.991Z",
  "datePublished" : "2026-03-02T17:37:11Z",
  "headline" : "Modular and Prefabricated Design, Part II: The New Mainstream for Health Systems",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 5000,
    "url" : "https://23618523.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/23618523/HCO_Patrick&Jaron.jpg",
    "width" : 6667
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://hoeferwelker.com/press/modular-and-prefabricated-design-part-ii-the-new-mainstream-for-health-systems-1",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "Blog & Press"
  }
}
```