Oncology

After receiving an $84 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, the Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York will be studying two management strategies for…

Detroit-based Wayne State University Physician Group has formed an affiliation with Doctors' Hospital of Michigan in Pontiac, Mich., to provide a "team care approach to cancer treatment in Pontiac," according to a DHM news release.

Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind., will be investing $100 million into five of its key healthcare service lines, according to an Evansville Courier & Press report.

McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colo., will be investing more than $9 million to expand the McKee Cancer Center, according to a hospital news release.

The Congressional Budget Office has predicted that fixing a small loophole in President Obama's healthcare reform law could bring in savings of nearly $13 billion over 10 years with minimal impact to consumers, according to a report by The Hill.

Four hospitals that are a part of Kansas City, Mo.-based HCA Midwest Health System received three-year full accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, according to a system news release.

Construction of the Duke University Cancer Clinic in Durham, N.C., is ahead of schedule, and the facility is expected to be treating patients by Feb. 27, 2012, according to a Herald-Sun report.

Monroe, Mich.-based Mercy Memorial Hospital System; Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica; and Detroit-based Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute formed a joint venture and construction of the Monroe (Mich.) Cancer Center, according to a ProMedica news release.

St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, Mont., has expanded its Cancer Treatment Center from 4,000 to 7,300 square feet, costing $2 million, according to a SPH news release.

TriHealth Cancer Institute and Vantage Oncology, both based in Cincinnati, have officially formed a radiation oncology joint venture effective July 1, according to a TriHealth news release.