Advancing Lifesaving Therapies Through Integrated Design
City of Hope’s transfusion medicine center consolidates vital services and research to support cancer treatment and innovation.
Amini Transfusion Medicine Center
Duarte, CA
City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte, California, is a national leader in cancer care, biomedical research, and education. Known for developing breakthrough treatments that improve lives worldwide, the institution sought to consolidate its transfusion medicine services into a single, state-of-the-art facility to enhance efficiency and meet growing clinical demand.
The Amini Transfusion Medicine Center combines a range of critical functions under one roof, including blood collections, stem cell processing, the national marrow donor program, and translational research laboratories. EwingCole designed the 60,000-square-foot LEED NC-Silver facility to support advanced medical science while maintaining strict compliance with FDA standards and current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).
The center includes carefully planned lab gas supply and biohazard waste systems and a validated cGMP processing environment with controlled flows for personnel, blood products, and waste. This integration of clinical, laboratory, and research functions strengthens City of Hope’s ability to deliver lifesaving therapies while reinforcing its role at the forefront of cancer innovation.
