The construction of Smilow Cancer Hospital within Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut, US, has received approval from Greenwich’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
The 206-bed Greenwich Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health, serves lower Fairfield County, Connecticut, and Westchester County, New York.
The new Smilow Cancer Hospital will serve as an extension of the Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, Connecticut's only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The new development aims to enhance cancer care services and reduce the need for patients to travel for certain treatments.
The expansion will also introduce additional dedicated disease teams, expanding the existing range of specialists from Greenwich and Yale New Haven Health.
Patients in Greenwich seeking oncology care will gain access to advanced cancer treatments, including radiation oncology technology and therapies in patient-focused infusion spaces.
These new services will complement Greenwich Hospital's current cancer care resources, such as surgery, imaging, private oncology rooms, and women’s cancer services, to offer comprehensive, integrated care in one location.
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich's service line medical director William Oh said: “These improvements have focused on bettering the outcomes and experience of patients diagnosed with cancer.
“What was impossible just five years ago is now possible because of these advancements, and thanks to the commission’s decision, we will now be able to offer more multidisciplinary teams with disease-specific experts, and serve the patients of this community with the highest level of cancer care.”
As an academic affiliate of the Yale School of Medicine, Greenwich Hospital has become a progressive medical centre and teaching institution, with a spectrum of medical specialities and a wide range of medical, surgical, diagnostic, and wellness programmes.
With its flagship location in New Haven and additional services provided at various regional sites, Smilow Cancer Hospital offers access to more than 300 clinical trials.
