As a market leader in inpatient cancer care, Holy Cross Health is advancing towards being among the top health systems in the state to deliver comprehensive cancer services.
Silver Spring, Maryland – Holy Cross Health leaders recently announced that they have signed a lease for a location to build phase one of a two-phase plan to create a convenient community-based Cancer Center. The new location will relocate and replace the current Radiation Treatment Center, adding, in phase two, medical and surgical services as well as advanced imaging and an expansion of navigation, care coordination, and supportive services.
As a market leader in inpatient cancer care, Holy Cross Health is advancing towards being among the top health systems in the state to deliver comprehensive cancer services. Building, partnering, and opening this new ambulatory cancer center is a key element in the system’s strategic growth initiatives to diversify and innovate in this area.
“We envision this new center as a key element in the Holy Cross Health cancer medical home, fulfilling the philosophy of patient-centered, team-based, accessible, and coordinated comprehensive cancer care,” said Kristin Feliciano, chief strategy officer. “We are excited to work with our patients, providers, and colleagues to design this rich array of services so that community members throughout Montgomery and Prince George’s counties will receive the best care, close to home.”
The new cancer care center will be located in Wheaton, Maryland.
Phase I (Aug. 2022): Replace and relocate current radiation oncology services.
Phase II (Late 2022/early 2023): Expand location to comprehensive ambulatory cancer center services that provide an integrated patient experience differentiated by exceptional care coordination, collaborative treatment plans, and disease site-specific expertise.
“We have long valued our exceptional partnership in care with our physicians, and we look forward to the tremendous opportunities ahead,” shared Norvell Coots, MD, president and CEO, Holy Cross Health.
For more than 50 years, Holy Cross Health has been the region’s choice for cancer care. Today, Holy Cross Health offers robust, comprehensive cancer services and treats more cancer inpatients annually than any other hospital or health system in Montgomery or Prince George’s counties. Learn more about Holy Cross Health's cancer services.
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About Holy Cross Health
Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit, people-centered health system that serves the two most populous counties in Maryland, Montgomery and Prince George’s, with a commitment to be the most trusted provider of health care services in the area. Founded in 1963 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross Health is a member of Trinity Health of Livonia, Michigan. Holy Cross Hospital, in Silver Spring, is one of the largest hospitals in Maryland, and Holy Cross Germantown Hospital is the first hospital in the nation on a community college campus, enhanced by an educational partnership. The Holy Cross Health Network operates primary care and surgical practices and affordable health centers and offers a wide range of innovative, community-based health and wellness programs. Specialty care, home care, and hospice services round out Holy Cross Health’s high-quality and coordinated continuum of care that aims to improve health and move life ahead for individuals and populations in the communities served. In fiscal 2020, Holy Cross Health contributed nearly 10 percent of its $602 million in revenue to community benefit activities that meet community needs and improve access to health.