Officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication for the $323 million Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Tuesday. The cancer center was the result of a collaboration between the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nebraska Medicine, both in Omaha, according to the Omaha World-Herald.
Officials invited former Vice President Joe Biden to be ceremony's keynote speaker.
Officials said the facility includes a 10-story, 98-laboratory research center; an eight-story, 108-bed inpatient treatment center; and a multidisciplinary outpatient center, which includes clinics, radiation oncology, surgery, radiology, a 24/7 treatment center and lab and collaborative treatment and diagnostics.
The facility also houses the Chihuly Sanctuary, which features 10 art installations and an all-season garden to provide a place of respite for patients and families dealing with cancer, according to the report.
Officials said a public open house will be held for the cancer center May 27 from 9 a.m. to noon CST.