Community invited to Good Samaritan Hospital cancer center open house Feb. 9
DOWNERS GROVE - Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital invites the community to an open house and celebration of the new Bhorade Cancer Center. The event will take place 5:30-7:30 pm Feb. 9, at the Bhorade Cancer Center, 3743 Highland Ave., Downers Grove.
Guests can enjoy light refreshments and guided tours of the expanded facility. Complimentary valet parking is available. Contact 630.275.2191 or alan.burack@advocatehealth.com to RSVP by Feb. 8.
Named after Dr. Rajeev Bhorade, a specialist in diagnostic imaging, the Bhorade Cancer Center features comprehensive and integrative cancer care in a convenient location.
"We are thrilled to introduce and open the Bhorade Cancer Center to the residents of Downers Grove and surrounding communities," said Dr. Arpi Thukral, medical director of radiation oncology at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital. "With new outpatient chemotherapy infusion suites, enhanced patient navigation, and a state-of-the-art TruBeam Linear Accelerator, the center allows our cancer patients to get the advanced care they need in one place without having to leave their community."
The new space has been designed to provide seamless care coordination by navigation and expert physicians in all areas of oncology, including surgical, medical and radiation. As many as 60 chemotherapy patients can be treated daily. Ten new chemotherapy infusion suites will allow for outpatient services at the new center. The suites are separated by sliding doors which will provide privacy or allow patients to go through treatment together.
The addition includes two consultation rooms that will allow newly diagnosed patients to meet with their medical team on the same day, at the same location. Patients will also receive additional assistance from a new financial navigator who will help guide them through the complex financial issues associated with treatment and connect them to additional resources. A new patient navigator will also assist with the non-clinical aspects of the coordinated care plan, from diagnostic imaging to support services. In addition, the nurse navigator will work with patients throughout their treatment process, survivorship and surveillance.