Empowering Visitors through Natural Healing Resources

Schneider Healing Garden

Schneider Healing Garden rendering

Imagine – fountains and waterfalls creating a calm, soothing effect; fragrant herbs, shrubs and flowers promoting an enhanced sense of well-being and soft furred leave plants, bamboo and grasses rustling in the wind. University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center now University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center physicians and nurses take pride in providing cancer patients and their families with exceptional, compassionate care. The addition of the Schneider Healing Garden located on the campus of UH Seidman Cancer Center enhances the visitors’ hospital experiences.

The garden graces the hospital’s landscape, offering outlets to catch a breath of fresh air, socialize or sit in quiet contemplation. Patients, family members, caregivers, volunteers and staff will have opportunities to rejuvenate emotionally, psychologically and physically.

Evidence-Based Design

Designers used evidence-based design concepts to create a healing environment that considered patients’ health care needs. Evidence-based design quantifies a facility’s effect on medical outcomes, staff satisfaction and facility operations. Studies have shown that the elements of hospital healing gardens work to counter and reduce the stresses of illness and hospitalization. The sensory stimuli help soothe and create a sense of hospitality and solace.

Elevated Compassionate Care

Because cancer affects every aspect of a patient’s life, we combine the science of medicine with collective therapies designed to enhance visitors’ mental and emotional well-being. It is creating an improved experience for anyone touched by illness. It is part of our patient - and family-centered model of care. It is the detailed elements we provide the community through UH Ireland Cancer Center now UH Seidman Cancer Center that reflect our dedication to curing cancer every day.