Oncology

South Jersey Healthcare is about to open a $12 million regional cancer center that is three times the size of the old facility, according to a report by the Daily Journal.

A team led by physicians at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., reported a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery, according to a Mayo news release.

Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., is building a new Heart Hospital and Cancer Institute in order to expand patient access to specialized physicians, according to a report in the Southeast Missourian.

Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is partnering with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on treatment of Holy Cross cancer patients, providing state-of-the-art care within their own community, according to a release from Holy Cross.

Payments from Medicare do not cover the costs of providing infusion services in community oncology practices, and many oncology offices may be losing money on some of the key services they provide, according to the results of a new survey…

In a new agreement, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is starting to provide pediatric specialty services at Wheeling (W. Va.) Hospital, according to a release from Wheeling Hospital.

Meadville (Pa.) Medical Center has signed an agreement to join the Roswell Park Cancer Institute Regional Network, based in Buffalo, N.Y., according to a report in the Erie Times-News.

Patients and staff are moving into the into the newly completed Cardon Children’s Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., according to a release from Banner Health, the hospital's parent.

Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven, Conn., will begin treating patients next week, according to a report by the Hartford Courant.

St. Louis-based St. John's Mercy Health Care is building a $35 million facility to house its recently acquired St. Louis Cancer and Breast Institute, according to a report by the St. Louis Business Journal.