We are excited to grow the extraordinary group of committed caregivers here and we look forward to working together to benefit our region.
Pamela M. Hofley, MDDartmouth Cancer Center celebrated the expansion to its radiation/oncology unit at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester with a beam-raising ceremony last week, expanding access to comprehensive cancer care in southern New Hampshire from the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The expansion coincides with Dartmouth Cancer Center’s clinical and hematology/oncology infusion services in Manchester moving to the clinic from the Notre Dame Pavilion at CMC, giving patients greater access and efficiency in their care and treatment.
The expansion project is headed by Winchester, MA-based Wise Construction. Speakers at the ceremony included Steven D. Leach, director of Dartmouth Cancer Center; Pamela M. Hofley, MD, medical director of Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester; Charles R. Thomas Jr., chair of radiation oncology and applied sciences at Dartmouth Cancer Center; Bassem I. Zaki, MD, a radiation oncologist at Dartmouth Cancer Center; and Deborah F. Scribner, MBA, vice president of oncology services for Dartmouth Cancer Center.
“The co-location of cancer services on the Manchester campus and the introduction of radiation oncology services in the southern region will enable us to deliver more coordinated care for our patients throughout the greater Manchester, Concord and Nashua communities,” Hofley said. “We are excited to grow the extraordinary group of committed caregivers here and we look forward to working together to benefit our region.”
About Dartmouth Cancer Center
Since 1972, Dartmouth Cancer Center (DCC) has combined groundbreaking and advanced cancer research at Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine with award-winning, personalized, compassionate, patient-centered cancer care and clinical trials. At its flagship location at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, with 14 locations across New Hampshire and Vermont, DCC is one of fewer than 60 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers nationally. Each year, DCC manages 74,000 appointments, treats more than 4,500 newly diagnosed patients, and currently offers more than 240 active clinical trials. DCC remains committed to excellence, outreach and education. DCC strives to create new knowledge and impact, accelerate integrated and collaborative research to prevent and cure cancer, enhance survivorship and promote cancer-related health equity. Learn more at cancer.dartmouth.edu.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.