Much like many areas across Florida, Apopka is seeing rapid population growth and a boom in its residential market. AdventHealth called upon RS&H to design its Apopka infusion therapy center and USP800 pharmacy that now meets the oncology needs of the community 25 miles northwest of Orlando.
The 13,489-square-foot project, completed in April, strays away from corral-style infusion design and focuses on increased patient comfort and stress reduction. The facility incorporates 15 typical infusion treatment bays, three quick-turn infusion bays and two private isolation infusion rooms with ensuite toilets in an intuitive layout. Patients enter the facility, receive treatment by easily finding marked bays along a path similar to a racetrack, and exit through the same door they entered. Physicians are in the center of the bays, creating an immediate visual connection between patients and staff.
“The staff can walk over to one part of the space, get the medication, take it to the patient, and treat them in the same space without a delay in time, without an extra storage facility or third-party vendor like many places do,” said RS&H architect Matthew Wall. “With physicians on site, they can really examine the patient. It’s a full-circle treatment cycle, all in one location.”
Individual bays give patients control of their time in the clinic. Spacious bays along the exterior of the building enable ample sunlight to pour in and for family and friends to accompany patients during treatment. Patient-controlled blinds, televisions and recliners come standard in each bay, while the isolation rooms allow higher-risk patients to be sequestered and protect themselves or other patients with compromised immune systems from transmitting illnesses to one another.
Architect: RS&H
General Contractor: H.W. Davis
