Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs gives such attention to detail when it comes to the comfort of their patients. The oncology area is a special place because of this attention to detail. Each room has a window with wooden blinds and a fabric covered cornice that coordinates to the bedspreads. Each room even has a monogramed pillow. The most impressive detail, to me, was the cabinetry built on each side and over the head of the bed to house most of the equipment needed to care for the critically ill patients. These rooms have the feel of a small elegant hotel room.
Patient room in the oncology unit at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs
Of course the addition of art painted onto the wall above the bed touched my heart. Painting on the wall was preferred over a framed piece of art because it would be easier to clean and less likely to collect dust.
The murals was as much for the visitors as the patients themselves. Something to enter into a conversation about or just to bring a smile to their faces.
There were twelve rooms in this area and each room had either an aspen, scrub oak or pine tree theme with birds, butterflies, dragonflies, squirrels, etc. Even the entry into the oncology area was included in this attention to detail. You can check out addition painting in hospitals on my website. Click on “murals”, then “new work”. One of my note cards was designed after painting this area of Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. You can find it by going to my website, clicking on “Shop”, “Cards”, “Nature”. The card number is 141.
Questions and comments are welcome and encouraged, just click on “comment” above or on one of the photos.
Squirrel playing in an aspen tree
Signage over entry to Oncology unit at Memorial Hospital
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