A report by Las Vegas Review-Journal in mid-November indicated UC San Diego would close Las Vegas-based Nevada Cancer Institute by the end of the year. Shortly after the report was published, Thomas McAfee, MD, dean of clinical affairs at UC San Diego Health Sciences, said the school would not close the institute, which would continue to operate under the for-profit Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada in Las Vegas.
Now, the school announced it will close the institute due to a lack of partners to help operate the facility. CCCN pulled out of talks to lease more than a fourth of the institute’s main building because a deed attached to the land prohibits a for-profit oncology practice from moving into the building, according to the report.
UC San Diego bought the Nevada Cancer Institute and practice out of bankruptcy for $18 million in February. Leadership changes at UC San Diego Health System and financial challenges led the school to seek a partner to attract more patients. As the deed precludes a for-profit owner, UC San Diego decided it will close the facility.
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