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New Specialty Institutes

“The new hospital project that Columbia St. Mary's is embarking on will serve as a national model to transform the patient experience. It underscores a firm commitment to provide compassionate health care in a safe and efficient manner. The Columbia St. Mary's Lake Drive Campus is one of the most exciting hospital projects I've seen in 10 years. The Institute for Health Care Improvement is optimistic we will see surprising and indeed thrilling examples of how design, in conjunction with quality, patient-centered care can vastly improve the patient experience.”

Don Berwick, President of the Institute for Health Care Improvement
 
Campus will include four new outpatient centers of excellence, or specialty institutes.

They are:

• Cancer Center
• Cardiovascular Institute
• Musculoskeletal Institute
• Women’s Institute

Specialty institutes provide an opportunity for patients who often require multiple services to receive them from an interdisciplinary health care team in one setting.  The distinctive environment within each institute will reflect the special, unique needs of patients and their families including the physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of health.