Edmonton cancer institute opens staff rest area [Video]

The Cross Cancer Institute (CCI) opened a new facility on Tuesday morning, giving cancer care workers a space to relax and take a break, thanks to an anonymous donor.

The Staff Wellness Centre cost $1.4 million and is one of many projects stemming from the We Cross Cancer campaign helmed by the Alberta Cancer Foundation (ACF).

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According to a media release by ACF, the campaign raised nearly $30 million for research and patient care at the CCI.

WalterFedy, an architecture and engineering firm with a location in Edmonton, collaborated with Cross Cancer staff to ensure the wellness centre met the needs of everyone using the facilities.

“For any physician, nurse, allied health care worker at the Cross Cancer, there are days that are difficult … to have a space – bright, warm – to retreat …