Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare and Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health have opened the first proton beam therapy center in Connecticut. The Connecticut Proton Center was established in collaboration with Proton International, according to a Sept. 1 news release from Hartford HealthCare.…
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Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health is preparing to open a cancer clinic in Lynchburg, Va. The clinic will be located in the UVA Health Lynchburg Dialysis building and is expected to begin providing care in late October or early November, according…
Portland-based MaineHealth has opened an expanded Infusion Center and Oncology & Blood Disorder Practice at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine. The addition of four infusion chairs is expected to increase treatment capacity by 40%, according to an Aug. 31…
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has opened an inpatient cell therapy and stem cell transplant unit at Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center. The Baptist MD Anderson Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Transplant Unit is located in the Weaver Tower at Baptist…
The University of Chicago Medicine has partnered with the American Cancer Society to provide free lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers. Hope Lodge Chicago will be built near the health system’s AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion, which is expected to…
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FMOL Health and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, both based in Baton Rouge, La., have launched a radiation therapy partnership. The organizations established a joint operating agreement for the Adaptive Radiation Therapy Program, according to an Aug. 27 news release…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has received a $35 million gift from Richard K. and Nancy K. Lubin to support its Future of Cancer Care Fund. The fund directs resources toward areas of greatest need at Dana-Farber, including construction of the…
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network will launch an early-phase clinical trial site in partnership with San Antonio-based START Center for Cancer Research. The trial site will be established within the AHN Cancer Center at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, according to…
University Medical Center New Orleans, part of New Orleans-based LCMC Health, has completed a $2 million expansion of its cancer center. The expansion increases UMC Cancer Center’s care capacity to 28 exam rooms and 25 infusion chairs, according to an…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has opened a cancer center in Park City, Utah. The Intermountain Health Park City Hospital Cancer Center increased infusion capacity from four bays to 18, according to an Aug. 20 news release from the health…