To make cancer care more accessible for northern Utah patients, Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital broken ground on a new state-of-the-art expansion of the nationally recognized Gossner Cancer Center’s Radiation Oncology department.
Intermountain Health cancer caregivers, clinical leaders, patients, donors, and community leaders officially broke ground on the new expansion on Thursday, June 6. Construction for the expansion is set to begin in Summer 2024, with completion planned for 2025.
This expansion includes additional clinical space and equipment for a brachytherapy program, a radiation isotope treatment center, a new CT scanner, a high resolution/real-time ultrasound system, and a new linear accelerator.
“The 3,717 square-foot cancer center expansion is supported by a generous donation from the Gossner Foods family and will make radiation treatment services available to more patients with the increased capacity and more services not currently offered in our community,” said Brandon McBride, president of Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital. “Our expansion will not only serve patients within Cache Valley, but those throughout Northern Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. We will truly become a regional cancer center.”
Last year, the Gossner Cancer Center treated nearly 2,000 medical oncology patients, administered 5,000 chemotherapy treatments, 7,000 clinic visits, and 4,500 radiation visits – that’s 75% of the local cancer community.
“I think almost everyone has been touched by cancer. We are happy to help offer something here in the valley where people don’t have to travel, making it easier on people during the worst times in their lives,” said John Gossner. “We are so grateful to everyone who is involved in this project and have sacrificed their lives to something so important as cancer care.”
“With the population growth on the rise in the Cache Valley, Intermountain Health is planning for the future, knowing the number of people needing cancer care will also grow,” said Ryan Bair, MD, radiation oncologist at Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital. “The state-of-the-art treatments we will be able to offer will be a game changer for our patients who won’t have to travel so far.”
The comprehensive cancer care at the Gossner Cancer Center is led by a team of skilled medical and radiation oncologists.
Each patient receiving cancer treatment is also supported by an individual nurse navigator, social worker, dietician, financial navigator, and additional caregiver support teams within medical oncology, radiation oncology, and infusion.
The Gossner Cancer Center was built in 2019.
About Intermountain Health
Headquartered in Utah with locations in six states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Healthis a not-for-profit system of 34 hospitals, approximately 400 clinics, medical groups with some 4,600 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plans division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. For up-to-date information and announcements, please see the Intermountain Health newsroom at https://intermountainhealthcare.org/news.
