Hospital Groundbreaking Event
On August 3, 2011, more than 500 people welcomed Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) to the Southeast during a groundbreaking ceremony in Newnan, Georgia.
Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle, Senate President Pro Tempore Tommie Williams and a delegation of public officials, community and business leaders joined more than 160 cancer patients, survivors and caregivers for the celebration on the site of our soon-to-be fifth, state-of-the-art cancer hospital. It will open in August 2012.
“This will be a blessing for patients like me who travel across the country to get top-notch care,” said Tanya Gruce, a breast cancer patient from Seminole, Florida. Gruce receives treatment at our hospital in Philadelphia.
“When you are fighting for your life, you want state-of-the-art treatment closer to home,” said Gruce. “CTCA’s patient-centered approach is so much different than anywhere else. They give patients the information we need to make treatment decisions. They bring hope.”
“We are partnering with the City of Newnan, Coweta County and the State of Georgia to make this hospital a gateway to better serve cancer patients throughout the Southeast—and serve the community,” said Kane Dawson, president and CEO of CTCA in Newnan.
A series of town hall sessions launched the groundbreaking festivities. Panelists discussed CTCA from a clinical, patient experience, and economic and community partnership perspective.
“Today marks a significant step in fighting cancer in the Southeast and giving patients and their families the access to high-quality care they deserve,” Dawson said. “We look forward to opening the doors of this hospital and bringing our unique model of care closer to the patients and family we serve.”
