As healthcare facilities evolve into digitally dependent ecosystems, technology now functions as critical infrastructure—vital to safety, operations, and patient trust. This session explores how resilient digital design safeguards clinical and operational continuity amid disruption. Drawing on lessons from complex healthcare projects, the presentation highlights how integrated technology planning—spanning Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS), automation, and Electronic Health Record (EHR) integration—builds reliability, interoperability, and adaptability into modern hospitals. Participants will learn strategies for designing systems that maintain connectivity and sustain care delivery even under strain. The discussion emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration among architecture, engineering, and informatics to embed redundancy, scalability, and equity directly into the facility’s foundation. Through real-world examples, attendees will gain an actionable framework for integrating technical robustness with compassionate, accessible design—demonstrating that true resilience in healthcare extends beyond system uptime to uphold safety, empathy, and the patient-care mission in every scenario. Core Competencies: Strategic Planning, Space Planning and Programming, Design, Equipment Planning, Equipment Acquisition, Construction Management, A-E Selection Process, Computer Principles and Applications, Transition Planning AIA Course Number: 2026.03.004 AIA LE/HSW - 1 LU/HSW