TriHealth Announces Landmark $100 Million Multi-Year Investment in World-Class Cancer Care Capabilities
June 8, 2017
TriHealthannounced a landmark $100 million, multi-year investment to expand andenhance its nationally acclaimed cancer care capabilities throughout thegreater Cincinnati region – starting with an immediate $62 million investmentin a new Comprehensive Cancer Care Center on the Bethesda North HospitalCampus. This investment builds on thenearly $25 million spent in recent years to expand and modernize cancer carefacilities and technology at Good Samaritan Hospital, as well as its Kenwoodand Anderson ambulatory campuses.
The new,four-story, 80,000-square foot Comprehensive Cancer Care Center will serve as aregional center of excellence and “one stop” destination for the most advancedcancer care services available to heal the whole person – physically, mentallyand spiritually. It will bringtraditional radiation, surgical and medical oncology treatment servicestogether with the full range of new and innovative specialized outpatientcancer therapies, such as precision medicine, along with access to cutting-edgeresearch, clinical trials and investigational treatment protocols. As importantly, patients and their familieswill have access to a variety of holistic and supportive human services,including nutrition, genetic counseling, cancer survivorship programs, carenavigation and a range of social services to help them on a personal levelthrough their cancer journey. Patients will consistently experience the highestquality treatment and optimal clinical outcomes for all types of cancer, providedin a trusted, compassionate environment that fosters healing, hope and newbeginnings – all without having to leave the area or travel to multiplefacilities.
“Cancertouches virtually every family and TriHealth is a regional leader in providing cancer care to patients – including my mom nearly 20 years ago,”said Mark C. Clement, TriHealth President & CEO. “The incidence of cancer diagnoses continuesto grow, and the investments we are announcing today will ensure TriHealth hasthe capacity and capabilities to provide all those in need with access to thebest care anywhere – not just in Cincinnati, but anywhere in the world.”
TriHealth Receives Largest Individual Gift Ever toDevelop New Comprehensive Cancer Care Center
The funding for the constructionof the Comprehensive Cancer Care Center is being bolstered by an historic giftto the Bethesda Foundation of $10 million from long-time Bethesda NorthHospital supporters, Harold M. and Eugenia S. Thomas. The gift is the single largest ever to theBethesda Foundation or any of TriHealth’s six hospitals, and is believed to bethe single largest individual gift to a community hospital in Cincinnati. In recognition and appreciation of thissignificant contribution, the Center will be named the Harold M. and Eugenia S.Thomas Comprehensive Cancer Care Center.
“We are beyond grateful to Haroldand Eugenia for this unprecedented gift, which is a tribute to the exceptionalquality of our Bethesda North and TriHealth physicians, staff, facilities andservices – and serves as a profound and public endorsement of TriHealth’scancer care leadership in our region,” said Clement.
Over the last several years, theThomas family has generously supported a number of Bethesda North initiatives,including the creation of the Mary Jo Cropper Family Center for Breast Care,which will be relocated to the new Comprehensive Cancer Care Center;renovations of the Bethesda North Hospital Special Care Nursery and the Labor& Delivery wing; construction of the Geriatric Emergency Department; andrenovations at Hospice of Cincinnati.
“The medical staff and the carethat my family has received at Bethesda North have made a true difference inour lives,” said Harold M. Thomas. “We believe this gift is another importantstep in continuing the tradition of quality patient care and outstandingfacilities that we, and so many others, have long associated with BethesdaNorth Hospital.”
“The Thomas Family’s commitmentto the community and to Bethesda North and Hospice of Cincinnati has made itpossible for thousands of other patients and their families to benefit fromoutstanding care,” said Andy Swallow, President and CEO of Bethesda Foundation.“Their example is a guiding light to others who share their passion for makinga true difference at Bethesda North and in our community."
Once zoning approvals are securedthrough the city of Montgomery, TriHealth will begin construction immediatelyon the Harold M. and Eugenia S. Thomas Comprehensive Cancer Care Center, withplans to open its doors by early 2019. Approximately 125 employees will work in the new facility, with morethan 40 new jobs expected to be added.
TriHealthwill invest the balance of the planned $100 million – nearly $40 million – toenhance and expand cancer care treatment services, facilities and technology atthe Western Ridge and Arrow Springs ambulatory campuses, and the BethesdaButler Hospital.