※  How does the design demonstrate the use of sustainable materials and sustainable construction practices?

※  How does the design manifest hospitality to the patients and those near them? For example, ease of movement, connection with nature.

※  How does the design shape layout and decor to make use of sustainable materials and life-cycle analysis?

※  How does the design utilize layout and decor so that the proportions and distances and lighting and surfaces and sounds? Provide shelter and comfort?

※  How does the design incorporate equipment (beds, trolleys, screens, sensors, machines for therapies) that makes use of sustainable materials and life-cycle analysis?

※  How does the design incorporate equipment whose use is transparent rather than unintelligible and whose presence is comforting rather than frightening?

※  How does the design make use of flows (water, electricity, and heat, information) so as to reduce waste, raise efficiency, and heighten effectiveness?

※  How does the design arrange flows so that they serve the patients and those near them directly? For example, room thermostat controls; for example, fountains those provide a comforting sound.

※  How does the design arrange flows so that understanding is advanced and stories are recorded? For example, the patient and family could have immediate access to medical records or Internet explanations; for example, the patient and family and friends could be provided ready means for preserving words, wishes, and narratives.

REFERENCES

The following is a list of the top 10 hospitals in 2008* for all cancer treatments.
TOP 10 HOSPITALS IN 2008

1. University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center- Houston, TX

2. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - New York, NY

3. Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, MD

4. Mayo Clinic - Rochester, MN

5. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Boston, MA

6. University of Washington Medical Center - Seattle, WA

7. Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, MA

8. University of California, San Francisco Medical Center - San Francisco, CA

9. Stanford Hospital and Clinics - Palo Alto, CA

10. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center - Los Angeles, CA

* ranking by US News and World Report