Cape Fear Valley Health is moving forward with plans to build a comprehensive Cancer Center and Medical Arts Building at Central Harnett Hospital.
The health system has announced plans to build a three-story, 70,000-square-foot Medical Arts Complex on the campus of Central Harnett Hospital, which will be anchored by a new Cancer Center. Tentative plans for the facility also include specialists such as Orthopedics; Ear, Nose, Throat; a surgical clinic, Neurology; Cardiology and Rheumatology.
The new 17,000-square-foot Cancer Center will offer the full spectrum of cancer care, including radiation oncology services. Currently, Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington offers cancer services, including diagnosis and chemotherapy, with nine infusion chairs available. However, it does not currently have the ability to offer radiation therapy, nor is there another option for radiation treatment available within Harnett County.
“Annual cancer patient visits at this facility have grown by 40 percent since 2020,” said Harnett Health President Cory Hess in a press release. “In its current location, Harnett’s Cancer Center cannot expand to meet growing patient needs nor improve the quality or breadth of services available.”
At least half of all cancer patients receive radiation as part of a comprehensive cancer treatment paradigm, often administered through multiple daily sessions for several weeks. Without a local option, patients in Harnett County currently travel many miles to receive radiation therapy.
Frequent travel is both difficult and expensive for cancer patients, who are often already feeling ill and experiencing a great deal of stress about their health and finances. The new facility will allow cancer patients to receive every necessary treatment in one place – and close to home.
“Improved access to care and improved health outcomes are the ultimate goals for any additions to the Cape Fear Valley Health system,” said Harnett Health Foundation Executive Director Scott Childers in a press release. “In North Carolina, demand for cancer treatment is expected to outpace the number of oncologists within the next decade. A comprehensive Cancer Center fully equipped with state-of-the-art technology will ensure our community attracts and retains the top-notch physicians we will need in the future.”
Some of the proposed features of the new Medical Arts Building with the Cancer Center include:
The Harnett Health Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to fund its comprehensive cancer center and medical arts building on the Central Harnett Hospital campus. For additional information on this campaign, contact Scott Childers at schilders@capefearvalley.com or (910) 766-7119.
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