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A great need to expand our services
Michael Davis, director of the Scott & White Cancer
Institute, says that while many patients in the health
system’s service area have access to radiation therapy
services close to home, too many still do not. Just three
of the six oncology programs at Scott & White locations—
in Temple, Killeen, and Waco—provide radiation
therapy services of any type, although all locations
offer medical oncology services. This is an important
issue because more Texans are being diagnosed with
cancer and require efficient treatment options delivered
in a convenient setting, so we hope to make access to
radiation oncology services easier and less disruptive to
patients’ daily lives by broadening services in all of our
cancer treatment locations.
“One of the Cancer Institute’s goals is to bring
comprehensive cancer services, which includes radiation
oncology, to the patients we serve close to their own
communities,” says Mr. Davis. “With philanthropic
support, we can meet our goal of providing seamless,
high-quality, and convenient access to the best
technologies and services to all cancer patients served
by the Scott & White Cancer Institute.”
TOP PRIORITIES
Scott & White Hospital College Station
Scott & White Hospital Round Rock
Scott & White Memorial
Hospital in Temple
Space for a linear accelerator
has been built for this critical
technology, but funds are
lacking to acquire it. Currently,
patients near College Station
requiring radiation therapy
face a long drive to Temple
or must leave the system to
receive it. Donations at any
level are also sought to help
expand treatment services at
Scott & White Hospital College
Station, and at the new Baylor
Scott & White Cancer Center
in Waco.
Building a freestanding cancer
center to serve one of the
fastest growing populations
in the county is a necessity. It
would provide comprehensive
cancer care close to home for
patients in the Austin/Round
Rock/Georgetown area and
would ensure a high quality
experience for those under
the care of our physicians.
Currently, patients who require
radiation therapy services are
sent to facilities outside of the
Baylor Scott & White Health
system. A radiation oncology
center would provide improved
continuity of care where Baylor
Scott & White providers could
work as a team to deliver the
best possible care.
An upgrade and expansion of
the aging Radiation Oncology
Department at the Vasicek
Cancer Treatment Center in
Temple is needed in order to
offer patients and families