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THE SKIP VIRAGH OUTPATIENT

CANCER BUILDING

THE SIDNEY KIMMEL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER AT JOHNS HOPKINS

©2018 The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

PATIENT SERVICESBreast and Gynecologic Cancer Clinics: 10th FloorCafé: 10th FloorCheck-In (new patients): Ground FloorCheck-In Kiosks (returning patients): Ground Floor and Main FloorConcierge: Ground Floor and Main FloorGuest Computers: 5th FloorImage Recovery Center: Ground FloorImaging/Radiology: 4th FloorInfusion: 6th FloorMedical Oncology Clinics: 5th FloorMeditation Room: Main FloorNew Patient Visits/Multi-Disciplinary Clinics: 5th FloorNipple Tattoo Room: 10th FloorPatient and Family Services: Main FloorParking Prepayment Machines: Main FloorPharmacy: Ground FloorPhlebotomy: Ground FloorPhysical Therapy: 10th FloorParking Garage Entrances: Ground Floor and Main FloorUnder Armour Breast Health Innovation Center: 10th FloorVending Machine: Ground Floor and 5th FloorWelcome Center: Ground Floor


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FAST FACTS• Cost $100 million: Funded entirely by private support, including a $65 millionlead gift made possible by Skip Viraghand $10 million from Under Armour,as well as additional giving by many generous donors

• 200 daily visits• 60 to 80 new patient visits per week• 10 floors and 184,000 square feet• 38 exam rooms• 38 infusion rooms• 6 consultation rooms• A café

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FROM THE DIRECTORWelcome to the Skip Viragh OutpatientCancer Building. This new outpatient cancer clinic represents the future ofcancer medicine, a clinical enterprisethat is second to none and the culmi-nation of more than five years of planning. Here we will see more than200 patients each day in a system thathonors the spirit, dedication and visionof Skip Viragh, who sought to ensurethat all cancer patients had access tothe best of care. With an increasingamount of cancer care provided in the outpatient setting, and expected to grow over the next decade, thisbuilding is the new hub of our cancerservices and clinical research.The Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer

Building is the embodiment of team science and precision medicine. Cliniciansand researchers are working side by side to remove all barriers to attackingcancer and bringing the very best treatment plan and supportive care toeach patient. The following pages willprovide a snapshot of our comprehen-sive range of outpatient services.This building represents what the

future of cancer care will look like.Here, in our Skip Viragh OutpatientCancer Building, I believe we will seethe beginning of the end of cancer.

Sincerely,

William G. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.Marion I. Knott Professor and DirectorThe Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

SKIP VIRAGH made a difference in many people’slives. His brothers and sisters recall that he was alwaysthinking of others. This was true in his professionalendeavors and in his own personal battle with pancreaticcancer. His diagnosis with pancreatic cancer in 2002,only strengthened his desire to help others, his sisterKatherine remembers.

He and his family set out to find a place that providedthe best and most innovative therapies—a place thatwas rich in research but dedicated to providing stellarcare with compassion and attention paid to all patientneeds. This place was the Johns Hopkins Kimmel CancerCenter and the world-renowned pancreatic cancertreatment and research program led by Drs. ElizabethJaffee and Daniel Laheru.

When he realized that even the best doctors andthe best therapies could not save his life, he participatedin a clinical trial—the very first immunotherapy trialfor pancreatic cancer. He told his family, “I know thisprobably won’t help me, but what they learn is goingto help other people in the future.”

His concern for others was similarly ingrained inhis work. He built a company—from the ground up—that brought institutional-style portfolio managementto individual investors and grew it into a multi-billion-

dollar business. Before his death, he ensured his purposeto help others continued, using his wealth to take onhuman causes, supporting medical research and educationand combatting societal ills, such as poverty anddomestic violence.

He set aside money to make sure advances in pancreatic cancer research and treatment continued at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, fundingresearch and later the Skip Viragh Center for PancreasCancer Clinical Research and Patient Care. In the 14years since Skip Viragh’s death, the Skip Viragh Centerhas become a powerhouse in the development of newtreatments for pancreatic cancer.

The Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Building fulfills his complete vision for cancer care, creating a single

place for patients to receive stellar clinical treatmentof cancer but also a full complement of supportive care,such as nutrition guidance, pain management andspiritual and emotional care.

Through Skip Viragh’s genius, courage and generosity,we are set to transform cancer care. His legacy will live onthrough the many patients he has helped and the countlessothers who will receive unrivaled diagnostics, treatmentand supportive cancer care when they walk through thedoors of the Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Building.

“SKIP VIRAGH IS THE HEART OF THIS BUILDING. IT IS THE REALIZATION OF HIS VISION AND THE VIRAGH FAMILY’S SINGULAR FOCUS TO BRING THE BEST CANCER CARE TO

PATIENTS, AND THROUGH THEIR COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY,THEY WILL HELP COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF PEOPLE.”

—Daniel Laheru, M.D., Skip Viragh’s doctor and co-director of the Skip Viragh Center for Pancreas Cancer Clinical Research and Patient Care.

SKIP VIRAGHAlways Thinking of Others


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INSIDE THE SKIP VIRAGH OUTPATIENT CANCER BUILDING

“SKIP WOULD SAY, ‘IT’S NOT ABOUT THEBUILDING, IT’S ABOUTWHAT GOES ON INSIDE

THE BUILDING.”—KATHERINE VIRAGH, SISTER OF SKIP VIRAGH

SKIP VIRAGH ENVISIONED A CANCER OUTPATIENT BUILDING WHERETOP-NOTCH CANCER CARE WAS DELIVERED IN ONE PLACE,

SPARING CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS ALIKE THE INCONVENIENCE, CONFUSION AND ADDED STRESS OF MOVING AMONG DIFFERENTBUILDINGS. THE EXPERIENCE HE IMAGINED IS NOW A REALITY.

AND IT BEGINS HERE.


4TH FLOOR

IMAGINGRadiology services, including CT, MRI,ultrasound and X-ray are provided. Theforward-thinking design of the buildingincludes a removable wall to allowequipment to be removed and replacedwhen it becomes outdated, ensuringthat the Skip Viragh Outpatient CancerBuilding remains on the forefront ofcancer treatment.

GROUND FLOOR

PATIENT WELCOME CENTERThe welcome center oversees newpatient check-in and registration to getpatients started on their visit. Financialcounselors are also available to advisepatients who have financial concernsrelated to their cancer diagnosis. Threeself-check-in kiosks for returningpatients are also available. A patientlocating system—the only one of itskind at Johns Hopkins—is activated at check-in and helps streamline eachstop during the visit, decreasing waittimes for patients.

STATE-OF-THE-ART WIFI CAPABILITIES AND MOBILEDEVICE CHARGING STATIONSAssure patients and their families stayconnected.

PHLEBOTOMYBlood draws for specific blood tests forall patients (including patients involvedin clinical trials) and IV placement aredone here.

MAIN FLOOR

CHECK-IN KIOSKSThree self-check-in kiosks for returningpatients are available. New patients arechecked in at the Welcome Centerlocated on the ground floor.

HARRY J. DUFFEY FAMILY PATIENT AND FAMILY SERVICESThis service provides professionalcounseling to our patients, families and caregivers with psychological,emotional, and spiritual needs. Oursocial workers support day-to-day coping with a cancer diagnosis andtreatment; assistance with housing,transportation, community cancerresources, financial and legal matters;care management and caregiving; andsurvivorship. The Living with CancerResource Program offers patients, families and caregivers a variety of support groups, educational workshopsand programs designed to teachpatients and their families how to copewith the effects of cancer. Our chaplainsprovide pastoral and spiritual care in anondenominational setting.

THE SERAPH FOUNDATION MEDITATION ROOM AND CHAPLAINCY SUITEThis space provides a quiet place forprivate prayer and meditation.

5TH FLOOR

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY CLINICSOur Multi-Disciplinary Clinics offernewly diagnosed cancer patients a comprehensive consultation involvingall of the specialists contributing to thetreatment and diagnosis of their cancertype, resulting in a detailed treatmentplan recommendation. Several of oursolid tumor specialty clinics, along withthe Skip Viragh Center for PancreasCancer Clinical Research and PatientCare, one of Johns Hopkins’ first precision medicine centers of excellence,and the Harry J. Duffey Family Painand Palliative Care Program, are locatedon this floor. The Medical OncologyClinics for patients’ follow-up appoint-ments with their doctors and nursesare also located here. Clinic amenitiesinclude a Multi-Disciplinary ClinicalConference Room that can accommo-date up to 40 experts, plus 30 examrooms and three consultation rooms. A comfortable respite area, vendingmachines and four guest computers are available to patients and families.

NEW PATIENT DIAGNOSTIC ANDTREATMENT PLANNING CENTERA nurse practitioner assists patientswith diagnostic testing to confirm acancer diagnosis and quickly coordinatea Multi-Disciplinary Clinic appointment,if necessary.

6TH FLOOR

TREATMENT Here our specially trained nurses will administer chemotherapy,immunotherapy and clinical researchtherapies, known as clinical trials. Drug treatments are prepared inadvance of patients’ arrival, decreasingwait time. Patients can choose to gettheir treatment in one of 38 privatetreatment bays or in the company ofother patients in a shared space calledthe Living Room. There is also a privatewaiting room for visitors and a privateconsultation room for meetings withmembers of the care team.

10TH FLOOR

THE UNDER ARMOUR BREASTHEALTH INNOVATION CENTER This unique center offers a completeexperience for breast cancer patients andgynecologic cancer patients, bringingtogether the best clinical and supportivecare in one location. It is home to theBreast and Gynecologic Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Clinic, where as many as40 experts partner with patients todevelop a treatment and supportive careplan. Working with Under Armour, we are able to integrate wellness withbreast cancer care from diagnosis toafter treatment. A cancer educationroom offers videos, print materials,seminars and healthy cooking tips byculinary experts.

NIPPLE TATTOO ROOMFor patients undergoing mastectomy, a special service by tattoo artist VinnieMyers, internationally recognized for realistic, 3D nipple tattoos thatincorporate every anatomical detail, is available to patients to completetheir breast reconstruction process.

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATIONPatients can consult with a rehabilitativemedicine expert to receive a plan tohelp reduce the physical effects oftreatment and engage in physical andoccupational therapy in a window-filledspace with panoramic skyline views ofBaltimore.

SKYLINE CAFÉ A window-filled cafe offers panoramicviews of the Baltimore skyline andserves a selection of smoothies, coffee,tea, juice and water, plus freshly madepastries, bagels, sandwiches, soups and salads. Prepackaged items are also available.

COLLABORATIVE ARTWORKMore than 50 pieces of artwork,selected by a volunteer art committee, and the vibrant use of color throughout the SkipViragh Outpatient CancerBuilding create a welcoming andcomforting space for patients andvisitors. They are also used to helpvisitors navigate the building.Much of the artwork was donated.One of the signature pieces,Transcendence of Cherry Blossoms,located on the Ground Floor, wascreated by Tetsuo Matsumotoand donated by the National ArtsProgram. Athlete illustrations onthe 10th Floor feature patientsand were created by Frenchgraphic designer Florian Nicolle.Photography on the floor featuresMaryland’s iconic SagamoreFarm as captured by SkyviewPhotos, an entrepreneurial groupof Baltimore City students in collaboration with CrossroadsSchool, Living Classrooms andUnder Armour.

IMAGE RECOVERY CENTERHeadwear, skin and nail care products,cosmetics, chemo care gift sets, compression stockings, arm sleeves,scarves, wigs, essential oils, relaxationCDs, and an assortment of post-breastsurgery products are available. Fullconsultations and other services,including skin care and makeup lessons and hair care, can be scheduledat the Image Recovery Center’s mainlocation in the Weinberg Building.

RETAIL PHARMACYOur licensed pharmacists are part of our cancer care team. They offer consultations on each prescription dispensed. Our pharmacy also sells over-the-counter medications and supplies.

VENDINGVending machines dispensing healthydrinks and snacks are located here andon the 5th floor.

ENTRANCES, DROP OFF AND PARKING GARAGE

Convenience begins on arrival with patient drop-off at street level andeasy access to the parking garage and reserved parking spaces. Anotherentrance on the 4th Floor of the Orleans Street Parking Garage connectsto the main level of the Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Building.

10TH FLOOR : WINDOW-FILLED SPACE WITH PANORAMIC SKYLINE VIEWS OF BALTIMORE.


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