Oncology

Gulf Coast Medical Center in Panama City, Fla., has formed an affiliation with the UAB Cancer Care Network in Birmingham, Ala., to improve local access to cancer treatment, according to a News Herald report.

Newman Regional Health in Emporia, Kan., is planning an all-inclusive Women's Breast Center, according to an Emporia Gazette report.

Florida Hospital in Orlando will open its new $33 million neurosurgery center, which is part of its Neuroscience Institute, next month, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Community and hospital leaders recently broke ground on an addition to the cancer center at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va., part of Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System, according to a health system news release.

Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku, Hawaii, has begun its cardiology program, according to a Maui News report.

Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Ga., is the first in the state and second in the world to use mesh brachytherapy and the daVinci robot in lung cancer surgery, according to a hospital news release.

Mayo Clinic will receive $10 million in research funding from the European Union to support cardiovascular and neurological studies in Europe, according to a health system release.

Cancer Centers of North Carolina in Raleigh is expanding its gynecologic oncology program by adding Jennifer M. Rubatt, MD, according to a McKesson Medical-Surgical news release.

Adventist Hinsdale (Ill.) Hospital and Adventist La Grange (Ill.) Hospital are planning to launch additional focus groups before beginning construction of a new cancer and outpatient treatment center, according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.

Community Hospital of the Monterey (Calif.) Peninsula and the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center have created an affiliation to enhance patient cancer care in central California, according to a UCSF news release.