City of Hope Atlanta has formed a cancer care alliance with Thomaston, Ga.-based Upson Regional Medical Center, a rural community hospital in West Central Georgia. Board-certified physicians from City of Hope Atlanta will provide cancer care directly to patients and…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
The Knight Cancer Institute at Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University and the Oregon Health Authority have partnered on the “2025 Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan,” a statewide strategy to reduce the burden of cancer. The organizations identified five priority areas…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health has tapped Stephanie Nasello as division vice president of cancer at Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care. Nike Onifade, senior vice president of the cancer service line at Advocate Health shared the news of Ms. Nasello’s appointment in…
A Los Angeles-based UCLA Health team has performed a rare robotic procedure on a patient’s heart and lungs. The 77-year old lung cancer patient was scheduled to undergo a robotic lobectomy when physicians uncovered the underlying heart issues, according to…
A physician group has asked Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health to pause plans for a $60 million cancer center, according to a Feb. 18 report from NCW Life. The Wenatchee Valley Medical Group said its physicians were not included in the…
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Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health has received more than $10 million in federal funding to improve rural cancer care services. The system will purchase a fixed PET/CT scanner for the Avera Cancer Institute in Yankton, S.D., and replace linear accelerators…
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has tapped Robert McWilliams, MD, as deputy director of the OSF Cancer Institute. Dr. McWilliams’ appointment aligns with plans to expand the cancer institute’s facilities to include medical oncology, surgical oncology and research areas, as well…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has received $3 million to support the expansion of its Community Outreach and Engagement Center. The funding will be used to develop a Health, Outreach and Prevention Excellence Center. Roswell Park will begin…
Access to comprehensive cancer care in the U.S. is as varied across state lines as cancer incidence and mortality. The geographic distribution of the nation’s most research-intensive organizations — National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers — does not align neatly with…
The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center has expanded services with the addition of research laboratories, a wellness suite and a learning kitchen. The expansion brings research and integrative care under the same roof as clinical services, which have been in…