Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health has received approval from the city to build an outpatient cancer treatment facility, according to an Aug. 11 report from The Wenatchee World.
Construction on the project is expected to begin in December. The facility will cost an estimated $60 million and Confluence Health aims to begin serving patients in mid-2028, the report said.
In February, the Wenatchee Valley Medical Group asked Confluence Health to pause plans for the cancer center. The medical group said its physicians were not included in the initial planning of the project. The group also said the cancer center plans do not address the area’s need for advanced diagnostic imaging and interventional services.
Confluence Health was established in 2013 as an affiliation between two organizations: Wenatchee Valley Medical Center and Central Washington Hospital. Today, the Wenatchee Valley Medical Group employs physicians who provide care through Confluence Health. The organizations’ affiliation is set to expire at the end of 2027.
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