COLUMBUS, Ohio – Four years and $1.1 billion in the making, the expansion of the Arthur G. James Cancer Center and Solove Research Institute at OSU opens Friday.
Officials say the million-square-foot, 21-floor facility will be the third-largest cancer hospital in the country, employing more than 300 cancer physicians and researchers and a staff of 2,000. •
After an official ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony Friday, there will be an open house Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. by attending an open house.
Each inpatient unit is designated to a specific cancer subtype, whether it is thoracic, prostate, gastrointestinal cancer, and is staffed by teams of oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, pharmacists, genetic and genomic experts and oncology nurses, all specializing in a single type of cancer.
The new hospital features 14 operating rooms and a fully-integrated cancer emergency department, intended to deal with acute conditions — dehydration, fever or infection — that result from cancer therapies, and emergency problems that may be caused by pre-existing medical conditions that can be complicated by cancer treatment, such as COPD, heart disease and diabetes.