Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada celebrated the expansive opening of its flagship attraction halfway successful the Medical District connected Tuesday, with the extremity of improving crab attraction successful Nevada.
The caller 15,000-square-foot halfway is connected the archetypal level of the Molasky Corporate Center astatine 100 N. City Parkway. A ribbon cutting was held to inaugurate its opening, with Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley contiguous alongside different metropolis and region officials, though it has been seeing patients since April 29.
“For galore years, it’s been a extremity of Comprehensive Cancer Centers to beryllium a portion of downtown Las Vegas,” said Dr. Stephani Christensen, aesculapian oncologist astatine Comprehensive. “The UNLV aesculapian schoolhouse is conscionable up the street, and it allows for easier collaboration.”
This is the eighth attraction halfway from Comprehensive and its archetypal successful downtown Las Vegas.
The halfway volition employment astir 60 people, including 3 oncologists and 1 precocious signifier provider. It includes 16 exam rooms, 42 infusion chairs and a healing garden, and it offers diagnostic PET/CT imaging and familial counseling.
“For galore years the estimation of healthcare successful Nevada is that you should alert determination else,” said Christensen. “We’re trying to alteration that narrative.”
During the event, Comprehensive besides announced a collaboration with Sarah Cannon Research Institute. The collaboration volition beryllium known arsenic “SCRI astatine Comprehensive Cancer Centers” and volition let patients to grow their therapies and attraction options by enrolling successful objective trials.
SCRI astatine Comprehensive Cancer Centers volition bring signifier I, II and III probe to patients.
“This flagship determination represents our continued committedness to ensuring that patients person entree to innovative, high-quality crab attraction adjacent to home,” said Dr. Rupesh J. Parikh, signifier president and aesculapian oncologist astatine Comprehensive. “Our roots successful the Las Vegas Medical District amusement our genuine committedness to increasing this hub for objective excellence, acquisition and research.”
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