Cancer Partners Of Nebraska, Kearney Regional Medical Center To Open Cancer Center
Today Cancer Partners of Nebraska (CPN) and Kearney Regional Medical Center (KRMC) announced a joint venture to provide outpatient cancer services in a new-construction, 25,000-square-foot cancer center in Kearney.
The cancer center will be located between KRMC and Yanney Heritage Park and will include:
Radiation and medical oncology
Infusion and chemotherapy services
State-of-the-art linear accelerator
National oncology clinical trial access
Onsite CT and PET diagnostic imaging
"This is an exciting day for all involved and has been many years in the making,” said KRMC CEO Bill Calhoun.
“We have known there is a need for increased oncology services in our community since 2018. And just as we’ve done in other areas such as maternity and emergency/trauma services, we are able to respond to consumer needs if and when the right timing, place and partner are in place. Today we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve found the right partner in CPN,” said Calhoun.
CPN is the first and only community oncology practice in Nebraska to become a MD Anderson affiliate institution with the NCI clinical trials network, and a chosen provider of comprehensive cancer care in Lincoln and eleven greater Nebraska communities. In October of 2020, CPN announced a partnership with Bryan Medical Center to build a $45 million, 140,000 square foot comprehensive community cancer center in South Lincoln.
“Having recently joined the Bryan Health system ourselves in 2022,” said Calhoun, “we’ve watched the April Sampson Cancer Center project take shape with Bryan Medical Center and CPN. This model truly embodies our core values: trust in local management and improved access to the highest quality care.”
As like-minded health care organizations, CPN and KRMC are committed to bringing greater benefit to the communities they serve, including underserved and vulnerable populations.
“Often we find that patients in Greater Nebraska are seeking medical, radiation and surgical oncologists in different locations without centrally coordinated plans for ongoing care,” said Justin Rousek, Executive Director, CPN. “By opening this Kearney-based cancer center, we can decrease travel time for patients in Central and Western Nebraska, and allow them more time to focus on treatment and recovery close to home.”
Construction for the project is set to begin in late 2023, with an anticipated go-live in 2025.
