New Jersey medical center breaks ground on $225M cancer center

Livingston, N.J.-based Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center broke ground this week on its $225 million, five-story, 137,000-square-foot cancer center.

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The freestanding outpatient facility is scheduled for completion in 2025 and is the state’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, according to a Sept. 20 news release from West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health.

The cancer center will feature medical, surgical and radiation oncology services as well as holistic support services such as a wig and prosthetic studio, a teaching kitchen, yoga, reiki and music therapy. The facility will also have private infusion rooms, short-term and extended-stay treatment spaces designed to help prevent hospitalizations for patients needing treatment, and a garden terrace.

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