West Virginia University Cancer Institute to Open at Reynolds Memorial Hospital in Glen Dale
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GLEN DALE -- The WVU Cancer Institute at Reynolds Memorial Hospital will hold a grand opening ceremony and reception at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at the newly constructed center on the hospital campus.
Community tours of the new cancer center will be offered from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 13.
The clinic will hold its first patient visits on Nov. 27.
The WVU Cancer Institute's newest regional cancer center will provide mammography, infusion therapy and access to radiation oncology to people in the Northern Panhandle.
While some patients may need to travel to Morgantown for surgery or other advanced procedures, most care -- such as regular treatments and follow-up visits -- will be available at the new center, officials said.
Diagnostic and consultative evaluation, intravenous and chemotherapy infusion and laboratory services will be provided by the WVU Cancer Institute at Reynolds Memorial Hospital.
"We believe strongly at the WVU Cancer Institute that cancer care is at its best when it's done in partnership between specialists at an academic center and providers located in a patient's own community. The cancer center at Reynolds lets us do just that," said Dr. Richard Goldberg, director of the WVU Cancer Institute.
He added, "Patients at this center get WVU-quality care close to home with local access to selected clinical trials. When appropriate, they will get an expedited referral to the specialized services that are provided in Morgantown."
The 3,606-square-foot clinic has two exam rooms, seven infusion rooms and a resource center, staffed by a full-time WVU Cancer Institute physician and additional staff.
Dr. David Hess, president and CEO of Reynolds Memorial Hospital, said, "Over my career, patients and families have consistently asked for cancer care to be brought to our community. We are so fortunate to be a part of WVU Medicine's mission to offer highly specialized cancer treatment to patients in the comfort and convenience of their hometown hospital."
Hess said, "WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital is committed to bringing world-class specialists from the academic center directly to our patients so they can stay close to home for care. We feel that this is vitally important to meet the needs of the patients and their families."
The grand opening will include remarks from Albert L. Wright Jr., president and CEO of West Virginia University Health System; Hess; Dr. Clay Marsh, vice president and executive dean for WVU Health Sciences; Dr. Richard Goldberg, director of the WVU Cancer Institute; Bernard Twigg, chairman of Reynolds' board, and the Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia and honorary board chairman.
The Glen Dale center joins a network of seven other cancer centers in Morgantown, Martinsburg, Parkersburg, Fairmont, Elkins and in Oakland, Md.
The WVU Cancer Institute at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, 901 Jefferson Ave., will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., beginning Nov. 27. To make an appointment, call 304-843-3302.