Catherine Zeliotis, senior associate and Healthcare leader at global architectural practice, Stantec, discusses ‘the innovative approach to building design and layout’ used to facilitate simplified patient journeys and integrated treatment pathways at the Taussig Cancer Center at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Around the world, specialist provision for the treatment and care of cancer patients is changing. Some of that change is being driven by advances in treatments that are improving outcomes and prolonging life, while equally, some is being driven by research and the need for science professionals to work more closely with clinical practitioners, managers, and patients, to bring more innovative treatments into routine use faster and at lower risk than ever before.
The cohesive element that brings together advanced treatments and pioneering research is the patient. A genuine understanding that the patient journey is both the catalyst and facilitator for improvements in treatment and care has been at the heart of creativity in cancer centre design for the past decade, prompting some truly inspirational healthcare environments.
As a healthcare specialist, Stantec has delivered many of these forward-focused cancer treatment projects, including the Guy’s Cancer Centre in London, opened by the Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust last year, and the Taussig Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. For both projects, we worked closely with the client to build into the design process new insights in cancer treatment pathways and patient journeys, balancing the client’s vision and aesthetic expectations with practical considerations of workflows and circulation, interdisciplinary collaboration, translational research, and patient wellbeing.
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