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ELEMENTAL HEALTH
Outpatient Chemotherapy Center
Reason why...
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“This place is making me sicker,” is what my dad used to say when I tookhimtogethischemotherapytreatment.AlthoughIdidn’tknow anything about interior design at that time, I understood what he meant because the facility was depressing. It had no natural light and the clinical blue chairs gave a cold and unwelcoming feeling. The space was designed with only delivery of medical service and treatmentinmind;nothowthespacewouldimpactpatients.
Fortunately, I now know that design can affect how people feel and that nature-inspired design can positively impact a patient’s outcome. With this knowledge in mind, I want to create an outpatient chemotherapy infusion center where all patients feel comfortableandcalm.
Reason why...
Lifetime Chance of Getting Cancer in America: Cancer Treatment Options & Chemotherapy:
1 in 2 for men
Hormone Therapy Bone Marrow Transplantation Radiation
Targeted Immunotherapy Surgery
39.9% in US
1 in 5 people before 75
Chemotherapy
Most common and most well-known type of cancer treatment
Uses drugs to kill cancer by targeting any rapid growing cells
Medication is delivered through IV, injection (shots), or as pills
Kills both cancerous and healthy cells
Data from American Cancer Society
