A little miniature world to introduce proton therapy to young children
IDOM Social Group (ISG) has launched and funded an initiative to help pediatric patients become familiar with the future proton therapy unit at La Paz University Hospital. This initiative features a scale model with small figures that replicates the unit’s main areas.
Through play, children can explore the environment where they will receive treatment, learn about its spaces in a simple and approachable way, and better understand what they will encounter when they arrive at the hospital.
The health team within the buildings area conceived the initiative and drew on IDOM’s expertise in designing and developing proton therapy centers. This expertise made it possible to translate the future facility’s spaces into the model and transform it into a tool designed to support the youngest patients and their families.
La Sonrisa de Guille, a special employment center committed to including people with disabilities in the workforce, created the model, thereby adding a second social dimension to the initiative.
The future proton therapy unit at La Paz University Hospital is part of the national program to implement this technology in the public health system. IDOM is leading the project, providing architectural and engineering services, detailed designs, construction management, and nuclear engineering services for the facility’s licensing.
This initiative combines technical expertise and social commitment to make the experience more accessible and understandable for children receiving treatment in these spaces.
