Comprehensive Cancer Care Coming to Southeast Indiana St. Elizabeth Healthcare is bringing comprehensive cancer care, including access to innovative therapies and clinical trials, to Southeast Indiana next year. St. Elizabeth Cancer Center—Dearborn will offer a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating cancer patients, with enhanced screening capabilities, advanced technologies and treatment options, and some of the most talented clinicians—all under one roof in Greendale, Indiana. The three-story, 66,000-square-foot facility will improve access to leading-edge cancer care for residents of Dearborn and surrounding counties, with the goal of diagnosing cancer earlier and increasing survival rates. “We are excited about the building, but the most important part of this isn’t the bricks and mortar,” added Flora. “It’s the talent we’ll be attracting to treat these patients, the clinical trials we’ll be opening, the access to good genetic counselors, dieticians and patient educators—all so that we can hopefully change the trajectory of cancer in Southeast Indiana.” The new Cancer Center will offer many state-of-the-art technologies, including on-site radiation oncology to treat a broad range of cancers, which will be integrated with other treatment approaches such as infusion services. In February, the wrap for the final beam of the Center was circulated and signed by physicians, associates, donors and community members, before it was installed atop the new building. The messages of support and healing added a personal touch from those who will be working at the Center and whose lives will be changed by it. Dr. Matthew Kotlove, a medical oncologist and hematologist serving patients in Lawrenceburg, has witnessed firsthand the benefits St. Elizabeth Healthcare has brought to patients in Southeast Indiana and is enthusiastic about expanding those services. “I’ve seen what a lack of access to care can do and how people are affected, and it makes me all the more appreciative of what St. Elizabeth is bringing to the area,” said Kotlove. “There’s a lot of community buy-in for this project; people are excited to see it coming to fruition. And once the doors open and they see all that we have to offer, they’ll realize they truly have a new home for cancer care, closer to home.” Front view of St. Elizabeth Cancer Center—Dearborn Construction of St. Elizabeth Cancer Center—Dearborn will cost an estimated $30 mi llion. Donors looking to support the Center can contribute to the Dearborn Cancer Center Fund through the St. Elizabeth Foundation by scanning the QR code. Right: Jim Mansfield, the Executive Director of the Dearborn County Home Builders Association and 31-year cancer survivor, was the first to sign his name on the wrap placed on the final beam of the future St. Elizabeth Cancer Center — Dearborn. Above: Supporters, donors, community members, and St. Elizabeth Foundation staff attend the raising of the final steel beam of St. Elizabeth Cancer Center— Dearborn on February 28, 2023. 9 8 Inspiring Generosity, Vol . 6 | Summer 2022 St . Elizabeth Foundation | stelizabeth.com/foundation
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