Columbus, Ohio-based Mount Carmel Health System announced plans to further its oncology program at Mount Carmel Grove City through an affiliation with the James Cancer Network at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center in a Nov. 23 press release.
Mount Carmel currently offers radiation oncology and cancer services. Through the new affiliation, medical oncology will be offered through the James Cancer Network.
"Through this affiliation with Mount Carmel Grove City, patients in our community will have expanded access to some of the most innovative and research-based medical oncology services available anywhere in the nation," William Farrar, MD, CEO of the James Cancer Network at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, said in the release. "This new affiliation enables us to reach more cancer patients while extending our shared vision of creating a cancer-free world."