New Cancer Treatment Center Coming to Manchester

Editor’s note: We published this story earlier in the week, but here it is again in case you missed it.

A new cancer treatment center will soon be coming to Manchester, reports the Hartford Courant.

The center will be part of a network of cancer-care facilities run by Hartford HealthCare and approximately 30 patients are expected each day and employees are expected to include five doctors and 40 to 45 medical staff members.

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“This is a movement to redesign the way in which we provide care,” said Director of Media Relations Rebecca Stewart. “We are creating a seamless path for our patients - bringing the highest quality care closer to home. People won’t have to travel far for our expertise. Hartford HealthCare’s membership in the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Alliance means this new center would make the highest quality cancer care more accessible in the Manchester region. Over the course of the next 50 years, the facts show that one out of every two people will be diagnosed with cancer and we are committed to being here and taking care of them.”

The three-story structure will be built on 1.47 acres of vacant land at 376 Tolland Tpke. and on the 0.76-acre site of the neighboring India Kitchen, a vacant restaurant that will be demolished.

A traffic engineer found that the added traffic from the new building will have an “insignificant impact” on nearby intersections, including Deming Street and Tolland Turnpike.

To read the full Courant story, click here.

Photos courtesy of Hartford HealthCare.