Cancer center moving clinic to RiverBend.Byline: The Register-Guard SPRINGFIELD - The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley (pronounced [wɪˈlæ.mɪt], with the accent on the second syllable) is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its Cancer Institute and Research Center has closed its Marcola Road office and moved to new clinic space it is leasing on the campus of Sacred Heart Medical Center Sacred Heart Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
The new 21,000-square-foot clinic is on the fifth floor of the RiverBend Pavilion medical office building, 3377 RiverBend Drive. The clinic is home to four medical oncologists medical oncologist Oncology An oncologist who diagnoses and treats cancer with chemotherapy, hormones, biologicals, or immunologic agents; the MO becomes a cancer Pt's de facto primary care giver, and coordinates treatment provided by other specialists. and an expanded clinical research program for cancer patients. It includes a chemotherapy treatment area with views of the Coburg Hills. WVCI continues to operate clinics at 520 Country Club Road in Eugene and at 1845 Highway 126 in Florence. Dr. David Fryefield, medical director of the cancer group, said the RiverBend facility provides more space for treating cancer patients and for investigating new treatments. And the proximity to Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity This devotion is predominantly used in the Roman Catholic Church and also used in the Anglican Church. is convenient for patients and medical providers, he said. The practice has placed greater emphasis on cancer research in recent years, enrolling patients in clinical trials that test new targeted cancer drugs. Founded in 1997, Willamette Valley Cancer Institute is a partnership of the doctors of Oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors. on·col·o·gy n. Associates of Oregon, PeaceHealth and US Oncology. Its Web site is www.wvcancerinstitute.com. |
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