Park City Cancer Center Opens 18 Infusion Bays and Adds Radiation Treatment
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Updated · KSL.com · Aug 21
Park City Cancer Center Opens 18 Infusion Bays and Adds Radiation Treatment
3 articles · Updated · KSL.com · Aug 21
Summary
Park City Cancer Center began seeing patients Friday after a ribbon-cutting, giving Wasatch Back residents local cancer care that previously often required hours of travel.
The expansion raised infusion capacity at Park City Hospital from 4 chairs to 18 and added radiation treatment, allowing more comprehensive care in one location.
Jim Becker, 66, said the center would have cut his treatment commute from two hours each way to 20 minutes during weeks of daily radiation and long chemotherapy sessions.
Intermountain Health doctors said the added capacity addresses rising demand, with radiation especially important because many patients need daily treatment for up to six weeks.
The center is designed to serve Summit and Wasatch counties, the Uintah Basin and nearby states, with plans to expand survivorship support, surgeries and clinical research access.