PHILADELPHIA, PA — EIR Healthcare and MillerKnoll have formed a partnership to integrate furniture, casework, and interior systems directly into factory-built medical clinics, part of a broader push to shorten healthcare construction timelines and reduce project delays.
The companies indicated MillerKnoll products will be incorporated into EIR Healthcare’s modular manufacturing process before clinic units leave the factory, allowing facilities to arrive largely complete and ready for operation.
The approach reflects growing interest in prefabricated healthcare construction as hospitals and health systems face rising construction costs, labor shortages, and pressure to expand outpatient and behavioral health capacity more quickly.
Under the arrangement, interior systems will be installed and tested within volumetric modules at manufacturing facilities including those operated by Plant Prefab.
EIR Healthcare Chief Executive Officer Grant Geiger described the partnership as an effort to reduce risks tied to fragmented onsite construction processes.
“Healthcare systems need certainty, predictable schedules, consistent quality, and facilities that are ready to operate the moment they arrive,” Geiger said in a statement.
The companies are deploying the model at behavioral health clinics for Good Samaritan Hospital in Weedpatch, California, funded through the state’s Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.
The project is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to the companies.
Mike O’Toole noted that integrating design and interior systems earlier in the construction process could reduce delays affecting patient access to care.
The companies estimate the partnership could reduce interior fit-out schedules by two to three months on certain projects while lowering field installation issues tied to missing parts, rework, and product damage.
EIR Healthcare also stated the approach supports its broader goal of cutting overall clinic delivery schedules by 20% to 30%.
The partnership expands EIR Healthcare’s modular construction network, which includes Fullstack Modular and Plant Prefab.
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