natural connections Charleston Area Medical Center's new cancer center in Charleston, W.V., integrates the outside world and bold architectural elements to inspire courage and strength JEFFREY TOTARO, 2015 By Tim Cowan Opposite: Featuring a stone fireplace, player piano, and access to a healing garden, the first-floor great room is the heart of the Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) Cancer Center. A staircase connects first-floor patient support functions with a second-floor garden terrace and waiting area for infusion patients. A separate entrance for the Women's Health Center is located on the third floor. Above: A second-floor garden terrace is one of several outdoor positive distractions designed for patients, located immediately adjacent to the great room. HCDmagazine.com 05.16 87http://www.HCDmagazine.com