Healing Environment

In addition to caregivers, the physical environment has an impact on the patient and family experience. With this in mind several enhancements have been made and are in the process of being accomplished for Unit 3200.

Unit 3200 functions as a medical, surgical, hematology and oncology unit, which presently has 29 beds. Pending renovations, the unit will provide 13 beds dedicated to oncology and 12 rooms for Women’s Health.

Another development in Unit 3200 is the Patient Education Room. This is a quiet space where patients, their families and friends can go to obtain information about the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Available within the education room is an interactive computer program called “Cancer Help.” This program developed by the National Cancer Institute is a touch screen system that is user friendly providing information in both English and Spanish.

The unit will also expand to include an Outpatient Infusion Center, for comfortable and private treatment, delivered by the specialized oncology nurses. This center will provide for the delivery of outpatient chemotherapy regimes, antibiotics, IV fluids, other injections and hormonal therapies, accommodating both our patients and our physicians.