Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Begins Construction of Outpatient Facility in New Jersey.BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- First Stand-Alone Facility in New Jersey Features Latest in Cancer Care, Therapeutic Design Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital. The main campus is located at 1275 York Avenue, between 67th and 68th Streets, with other locations in New (MSKCC MSKCC Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ) today announced construction of a new outpatient cancer treatment facility in New Jersey. The new facility will incorporate the latest concepts in therapeutic design and offer the latest advances in cancer care. Located within the Mountain View Corporate Center at exit 33 of I-78, the new outpatient center in Basking Ridge will be convenient for cancer patients in Somerset County Somerset County is the name of four counties in the United States and one in England. See:
"Frequently, cancer patients from this area who choose to receive care from Memorial Sloan-Kettering must travel into Manhattan for all treatment services," said Abe Lopman, Executive Director, Regional Care Network, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Approximately 17 percent of Memorial Sloan-Kettering's patients are from New Jersey. The new Basking Ridge facility will allow many of these patients to receive their outpatient cancer care in a more convenient setting. The center's close-to-home location will offer the highest standards of comprehensive cancer care delivered by MSKCC's clinicians in a facility designed to meet the unique needs of cancer patients and their families. Services to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat cancer will be provided. These will include outpatient chemotherapy, radiation oncology radiation oncology n. The branch of radiology that deals with the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancers. radiation oncology , comprehensive diagnostic radiology, medical and surgical consultations, ambulatory surgery ambulatory surgery n. Surgery performed on a person who is admitted to and discharged from a hospital on the same day. ambulatory surgery, n , cancer screening and patient education, and integrative medicine integrative medicine combines conventional medicine with complementary and alternative therapies. integrative medicine The 'new medicine' A term for the incorporation of alternative therapies into mainstream medical practice. . "This paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. in the delivery of cancer services reflects the larger transformation of medical care for most diseases. Increasingly, patients in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. receive medical care safely and efficaciously in an ambulatory setting, rather than through a lengthy stay in a hospital bed," said Albert Casazza, MD, Associate Physician-in-Chief, MSKCC Regional Care Network. Designed by the Philadelphia-based firm EwingCole, the new facility will stand on a fraction of a 26-acre tract of wooded land. Leaving most of the site wooded will increase views to nature to help comfort cancer patients. The building will have a curved form and a soft look, and windows throughout the center will flood interior spaces with light. Even typically isolated interior spaces such as those used for MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. services will offer daylight and views of nature. Inside and outside, the color palette Also called a "color lookup table," "lookup table," "index map," "color table" or "color map," it is a commonly used method for saving file space when creating 8-bit color images. will emphasize earthy, natural hues, and warm colors were carefully selected to minimize unfavorable color associations for patients. Memorial Sloan-Kettering has been working closely with the leadership of Bernards Township and the State of New Jersey to obtain approvals to construct this new outpatient cancer center. "It has been a pleasure to work with one of the finest cancer care centers in the nation to bring the latest in cancer treatment and technology to the residents of Central New Jersey," said Bernards Township Mayor Ali Chaudry. "Memorial Sloan-Kettering has demonstrated their unwavering commitment to improving the lives of cancer patients and their families in our community and beyond, and we welcome them as a great asset to Bernards Township." The new 85,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to open in Summer 2006. The site also has the potential to expand to a total of 162,000 square feet. MSKCC's commitment to outpatient cancer care for New Jersey residents first began eight years ago with the opening of facilities at St. Clare's Hospital in Dover and Denville, New Jersey Denville Township is a Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 15,824. Denville is known as the "Hub of Morris County" for its location along major transportation routes at the center of the county. . The Basking Ridge location will be the first stand-alone facility for MSKCC in New Jersey. MSKCC's growing network of regional care centers also includes facilities on Long Island and in Westchester County, New York '' Westchester County is a primarily suburban county located in the U.S. state of New York with about 950,000 residents. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. It was named after Chester, in England, and the county seat is White Plains. . "We are replicating a very successful model of outpatient cancer care, based on years of experience of our expert medical staff, and making it more accessible to patients," said Dr. Casazza. "We look forward to opening this facility and to becoming part of the Bernards Township community." Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is the world's oldest and largest institution devoted to prevention, patient care, research and education in cancer. Our scientists and clinicians generate innovative approaches to better understand, diagnose and treat cancer. Our specialists are leaders in biomedical research and in translating the latest research to advance the standard of cancer care worldwide. For more information, go to www.mskcc.org |
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