Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System will build a $110 million cancer center as part of a $500 million expansion and neighborhood improvement initiative on 300 acres in Detroit.
The planned five-story, 144,000 square-foot cancer center is expected to open in the summer of 2018. It will feature a rooftop garden and skywalk that connects to Henry Ford Hospital.
In addition to ambulatory cancer treatment and support services under one roof, the new facility will include:
- Express cancer services via a cancer-specific urgent care, and extended weekday and weekend hours of care
- Cancer-type specific physicians and other specialists working together on the same floor, including radiation oncology, medical oncology and surgical services
- Expanded patient concierge services, nurse navigators, financial navigators and palliative care
- On-site exercise, fitness and nutrition planning, with exercise bikes in chemotherapy infusion areas, as well as yoga/Eastern medicine programs, nutrition coaches and cooking classes
- Dedicated personal spaces for lounging and computer access
- Retail cancer services, including expanded aesthetics and personal care items, and food services directed to the tastes of cancer patients and meeting their home food needs
"We're creating a world-class cancer facility supporting the expertise of the Henry Ford Medical Group in the care of cancer patients," said Henry Ford Hospital President and CEO John Popovich Jr., MD. "The facility will be modern in its technology and, most importantly, address the physical and emotional needs of our cancer patients by offering greater flexibility with their care, and expanded support services for the duration of their disease."