GS&P-Designed Freestanding Oncology Center Completed on Archbold Memorial Hospital Campus

Outpatient Cancer Center Will Provide Region with a State-of-the-Art Facility that Promotes Patient Comfort

Gresham, Smith and Partners, a leading multi-disciplinary design and consulting firm for the built environment, announced the completion of a 45,000-square-foot freestanding oncology center on the campus of John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital.  Projecting the needs of the region’s aging population and in support of the facility’s expanding services, the GS&P-designed Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center provides outpatient radiation oncology as well as medical oncology services and is designed to accommodate future expansion needs as necessary.

Included in the new freestanding facility are three linear accelerator vaults – one shelled for future expansion – a gamma knife vault and a CT simulator. The new facility houses 19 exam rooms and 22 infusion stations consisting of private, semiprivate and open bay options. The infusion area is an intimate environment complete with an exterior healing garden.

“By designing a dedicated outpatient oncology services facility, we were able to relieve congestion within the main hospital and create a facility focused on providing exceptional service to our cancer patients,” Perry Mustian, CEO.  “Utilizing the latest in technology and focusing on patient care, this new outpatient facility aims to provide Thomasville and the surrounding region with state-of-the-art oncology services to meet the needs of the community for years to come.”

Located among the pines and live oaks of Thomasville, the design of the Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center was inspired by the historic community. The aesthetic for the oncology center is derived from the Mediterranean style architecture that was established on the John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital campus nearly a century ago. Pristine stucco walls and low sheltering clay tile roofs dominate the built structure that inhabits a lushly landscaped site.

“We worked closely with Archbold Memorial staff to design a facility which meets their operational needs for this expanding service line while providing a convenient, comfortable and serene setting for patients and family members to come for cancer treatments,” Jeffrey Morris, AIA, NCARB, EDAC, LEED AP, division vice president, Gresham, Smith and Partners.  “The materials used in the exterior design embrace the ideas established by the existing buildings on the campus to create a cohesive look and feel.  The materials and soft tones utilized in interior environments support the desire to promote a serene and comfortable healing environment.”

GS&P is currently providing design services for the Archbold North Tower project. This 200,000-square-foot tower addition will offer emergency services, surgery, intensive care unit (ICU), and a complete rejuvenation of the hospital central energy plant. The project is slated is to be done in 2012.