LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) —Franciscan Health broke ground at a ceremony Thursday marking the beginning of development on their new 68,000 sq. foot cancer center.
The new facility will mix all present providers into one accessible location for sufferers.
Local and non secular leaders gathered to acknowledge the impression that this new center may have on Franciscan cancer sufferers. They all touched on celebrating the work of Franciscan and the way they attempt take motion.
According to President and CEO of Franciscan Health of Western Indiana, Terry Wilson, this can make the trail simpler for sufferers.
“It provides us room to develop,” Wilson stated. “And most significantly it consolidates items of our program that’s unfold over two healthcare campuses, and it brings them in a single place for the comfort of the affected person.”
The facility will probably be a 3-story constructing that features model new gear, specialty cancer clinics, lab providers, analysis applications, non secular care and group assist.
According to Director of Medical Oncology at Franciscan, Dr. Taylor Ortiz, The new area is not going to solely make therapy for sufferers simpler, however it can additionally assist the medical doctors.
“It improves that communication in order that we are able to collaborate rather more successfully, work collectively for the sufferers and work extra effectively collectively,” Ortiz stated. “So, sufferers can get their solutions rapidly, their therapies can begin rapidly, they usually can get again to their lives sooner. So that is actually going to be nice for the suppliers.”
The development will take about 20 months. Therefore the new cancer center needs to be prepared by early 2024.
