Flooring for healthcare projects needs to be functional, but it should also offer something aesthetically. Beyond that, some design professionals have wondered what effect floorcoverings, along with the wider built environment, can have on occupant wellness. In a 90-day flooring test running from November 2014 to February 2015, Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) attempted to answer this question. Acknowledging carpeting’s inability to meet various goals, JHH sought to develop a new protocol for flooring safety and performance, and to choose a more-effective solution.