Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare Adult Ambulatory Clinics

Boston, MA | 1998

The renovation of three floors at Dana Farber Cancer Institute created an integrated Adult Ambulatory Clinic with two floors of diagnostic clinics, a dedicated floor for infusion therapy, and an emphasis on the patient. Through the careful selection of materials, colors, and layout, the environment is warm and supportive, while a series of medical consulting rooms offers patients privacy. The patient-focused emphasis of the diagnostic floors is embodied in the Women's Cancer Clinic, which combines a reception area with a boutique for prosthetics and accessories to help address patients' concerns with appearance and self-image, as well as a patient resource room with educational material and a conference room for group meetings and public outreach. The Clinic has become a prototype of patient-focused design in acute care facilities for later projects, including the Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan.

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