The Cancer Center - The Nebraska Medical Center

West Village Pointe
The Cancer Center - The Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

The Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska Medical Center Physicians sought to increase access and availability to their World-Renowned Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Services.  A Medical Office Building in West Omaha designed by Altus and currently under construction was selected for the location.

In order to modify the facility into a State-of-the-Art Cancer Center Altus Architectural Studios, Inc. worked with-in their previously established structural constraints and circulation patterns.

A building addition was designed to house the Radiation Oncology Department and three Linear Accelerator Vaults.  One vault houses both a Linear Accelerator and CT scanner on rails.  This rare equipment combination challenged designers to soften the feel of the room upon patient entry.  By flipping the equipment 180 degrees, a screen wall shields the LINAC’s ominous gantry, hiding it from view and allowing caregivers faster patient access in case of emergency.

The remaining areas were then allocated for Diagnosis, Exam and Infusion Therapy, each with separate entrances facilitating access and enhancing patient privacy.  Special features include client preferred private infusion room with adjacent open air rooftop garden, private resource areas for patients and families, designated areas for family members and children, and exterior healing garden.

Natural design elements and soft colors shift attention from medical equipment creating a patient-centered healing environment.  Accent panels with tree branches embedded in acrylic resin represent life and growth; this theme translating to vertical tile details and wall patterns.

Patients in West Omaha now have access to cutting-edge cancer care within a patient-centered, healing environment.


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