Oncology

Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg, Pa., is scheduled to complete a $31.5 million cancer center early this summer, according to a Pocono Record report.

Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point (Ind.) has opened the new Burrell Cancer Radiation Oncology Center, according to a health system news release.

Greenville, S.C.-based Cancer Centers of the Carolinas is integrating with Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System University Medical Center to enhance cancer care and eventually create a regional cancer center, according to a joint news release.

Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, Ala., and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have formed a joint venture to improve oncology services, according to a UAB news release.

Boca Raton (Fla.) Regional Hospital is planning a $120 million proton therapy center, according to a Palm Beach Post report.

Bayonne (N.J.) Medical Center has opened its renovated $5 million radiation oncology center, according to a Jersey Journal report.

An integrative medicine approach to inpatient oncology care may decrease the use of medications, which would generate savings for hospitals, according to a study in the American Journal of Managed Care.

Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia has reactivated its heart and lung transplant programs after receiving interim approval from the United Network of Organ Sharing, according to a hospital news release.

Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro has opened its new cancer center, according to a hospital news release.

St. Joseph's Hospital in Elmira, N.Y., has abruptly closed its cancer clinic following the sudden departure of Sydney Welt, MD, the oncologist who ran the clinic, according to a Star-Gazette report.