Patient Care Center
Jeanes Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

1994 Philadelphia Business Journal
Honorable Mention Healthcare over 10,000 sf

As part of its $42-million building and renovation project,  Jeanes Hospital added a new main entrance and 208-bed Patient Care Center.  The lobby interior was designed to reflect the strong Quaker heritage of the hospital’s founder, Anna T. Jeanes, while capturing the warmth and residential feeling of the original 1928 Founders Building.  The retail gift shop and cafe directly adjacent, incorporate the same beautiful wood detailing and soothing colors first seen in the lobby.   The gift shop has dramatic exterior windows which allow for direct displays of the shop’s merchandise as visitors first approach the main entrance.

In the Quaker tradition, the Owner wished to recognize donor gifts in an elegant, yet understated fashion.  The donor tiles, the creation of Philadelphia artist, Karen Singer, incorporate natural motifs each representing a level of giving.  The donor names were hand stamped in the cobalt blue field so as to blend quietly and harmoniously.