Designed Through the Eyes of Our Patients—A New Cancer Center
William D. Petasnick
President and CEO, Froedtert Hospital
This spring, Froedtert Hospital began work on an important expansion of the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center—a carefully designed plan that will enhance our unique approach to cancer services.
The new Cancer Center will build on a long tradition of outstanding cancer diagnosis,treatment and research, with 12 disease-specific cancer programs covering all types of cancer— from the more common breast and prostate cancers to complex or rare cancers, such as lung or brain tumors.
Our new Cancer Center will offer a patient-centered design to accommodate an evolution toward outpatient services in cancer care delivery. Designed through the eyes of our patients and the specialists who care for them, the new Cancer Center will create a clinical and support “hub” around each patient. Treatment and follow-up visits, clinical trials, and support services—including dietitians, social workers, psychologists, chaplains and more—will be easily accessible right in the Cancer Center. Parking will be convenient too, with more than 500 spaces under the building.
The new facility will also enhance space to accommodate the important work being done by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers through clinical trials and other research—work that ultimately leads to treatments with more cancer cure potential.
We have planned carefully, so cancer patients can be assured that during construction, their care will proceed as smoothly as always. The new Cancer Center will be completed in 2007.
If you would like to learn more, I invite you to call us with questions at 414.805.3666 or 800.272.3666. You may also visit us at froedtert.com for more details and to read about cancer survivors who have already experienced the patient-centered services of the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center.