The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the University of Chicago Medicine’s plans to build an $815 million, 575,000-square-foot building dedicated to cancer research and care on its medical campus on the city’s South Side.
The freestanding cancer pavilion — the first of its kind in Chicago — represents one of the largest investments made by the academic health system for patients and the community. It builds off the University of Chicago’s long history in cancer innovation and strengths in cancer care. With inpatient and outpatient services, the cancer center will become the hub of the health system’s efforts to advance cancer care and accelerate the pipeline of scientific discoveries and clinical innovation, consolidating services that are now spread across at least five buildings on UChicago Medicine’s campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood of the South Side.
“This world-class facility reflects our academic medicine mission of serving our community and patients by providing exceptional care driven by cutting-edge research,” said Mark Anderson, MD, PhD, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs at the University of Chicago. “This will allow our teams of scientists, physicians and nurses to bring the latest technologies and advancements in cancer prevention, care and therapies to patients, while working in parallel to better understand the disease, improve outcomes and drive for a cure.”
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