healthcare

Healthcare is an open source Drupal Site Template designed for medical clinics and hospital networks. Built on Drupal CMS 2.x, it provides a complete starter site with pre-configured content types, default content, and a medical-focused theme. This recipe bundles configuration, content structure, and the Diagnosis theme into a reusable site starter that can be installed into any Drupal CMS site.

The template is freely available and designed to give healthcare organizations a strong, accessible, and scalable digital foundation.

Built for Healthcare Organizations

Modern healthcare websites must do more than look professional. They must build trust, support patients, meet accessibility standards, and adapt to evolving regulations and expectations.

Kanopi Studios partners with clinics, regional hospitals, healthcare systems, and mission-driven organizations to create digital experiences that:

• Build patient confidence and community trust
• Support accessibility and compliance standards
• Improve findability of services and care providers
• Scale with organizational growth
• Strengthen brand credibility

Installation

This recipe should be installed into an existing Drupal CMS site.

1. Install DDEV

   The steps for installing DDEV depend on your computer's operating system. Follow the instructions in the DDEV documentation to install it

2. Create a new DDEV project

   mkdir my-project
   cd my-project
   ddev config --project-type=drupal11 --docroot=web
   
   
   

3. Create a new Drupal CMS site or use an existing one:

   ddev composer create-project drupal/cms:^2
   
   
   

4. Add the Healthcare recipe to your site:

   ddev composer require drupal/healthcare
   
   
   

5. Install the recipe using Drush:

   ddev drush site:install --yes recipes/healthcare
   

For further information about installing recipes, see the Drupal CMS documentation.

Configuration

The Healthcare recipe is pre-configured and ready to use after installation:

1. The site includes default content types for medical organizations:

   • Person (staff profiles)
   • Location (clinic/hospital locations)
   • Event (appointments, health events)
   • Post (news and articles)
   • Internal resource (staff resources)

2. Pre-built Canvas pages demonstrate the Diagnosis theme and page builder.

3. The Diagnosis theme is enabled by default.

4. Navigation menus and site structure are configured automatically.

Access the site at your local URL after installation to explore the default content and begin customizing for your healthcare organization.

Supporting organizations

Kanopi Studios is a woman-owned web design, development, and support agency dedicated to helping you create the strongest possible connections between your content and your audiences.

With concentrations in healthcare, nonprofits, higher education, and corporate work, Kanopi works with a diverse group of organizations that strive to create a better digital world.

The Kanopi Studios project team:

• Design: Nicole Karhoff
• Development: Anne Bonham, Kerry Murphy, & Nicole Karhoff
• Technical Lead: Jim Birch
• Project Management: Ben Merkley