Under construction for the past few months, officials with the Murray-Calloway County Hospital have announced the grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new Regional Cancer Center — scheduled for 10 AM, June 10.
The new $15 million, 17,954-square-foot facility will be open to public tours and attendees.
This Region Cancer Center will offer cancer detection, diagnosis and care under one roof, with an emphasis on precision medicine, screening education, prevention and advanced innovative technology.
It will also include a radiation and medical oncology unit, infusion and chemotherapy services, and a state-of-the-art linear accelerator — which is a device commonly used for “external beam radiation” treatments in cancer patients. It delivers high-energy X-rays and/or electrons into a tumor, typically destroying cancer cells while sparing normal tissues.
In order to staff the facility, MCCH has employed nearly 30 specialized clinicians, and there are plans for more hires.
At present, Kentuckians face some of the highest cancer incidence and death rates in the country, and the state leads the US in lung and colorectal cancers.
Murray is 36 miles from Cadiz, 60 miles from Princeton, and 56 miles from Hopkinsville.
