City of Hope Cancer Center has opened a brand new medical facility at Paces Ferry in Buckhead, Atlanta.
inStanding as City of Hope’s second location in the city, the newly-built center will offer numerous cancer services to residents based in Northern Georgia and Southern Tennessee.
Among the offerings the Buckhead facility will provide include consultations and care for a variety of cancers like breast, chest, lung, gastrointestinal, thyroid and others; connection to City of Hope’s national network (consisting of more than 2,000 physicians and researchers across five major markets); as well as access to services such as surgeries, outpatient procedures, infusions and radiation treatments through City of Hope’s specialty hospital in Newnan, Georgia.
“As more of the Greater Atlanta community recognizes the unique lifesaving services of City of Hope Cancer Center, we are pleased to expand cancer care to this new location,” says Jonathan Watkins, president of City of Hope Atlanta. “Just as we do throughout the City of Hope network, this location will deliver patient-focused services for cancer prevention, detection and treatment, with an emphasis on providing for people’s physical and emotional needs.”
City of Hope Atlanta says that an expansion of its services in the city was a necessary move, noting that cancer incidence rates in Georgia continue to rise above the national average, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“With cancer impacting one in three Americans and diagnoses happening earlier in life, convenient, expert and compassionate care is more important than ever,” said Kristin Higgins, chief clinical officer at City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta. “Many of our patients are juggling work, family and a cancer diagnosis. Our goal is to ease that burden by offering comprehensive services — from prevention to the latest lifesaving treatments — right in their community.”
Physicians at the Paces Ferry location are currently available for “undiagnosed patients with a suspicion of cancer, newly diagnosed patients, those seeking a second opinion and ongoing,” said City of Hope Atlanta.
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