Bon Secours St. Francis outpatient facility set to open in 2014
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System is constructing a state-of-the-art outpatient cancer treatment center at the Millennium Campus, adjacent to the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research.
The two-story, 65,000 square-foot building designed by McMillan Pazdan Smith and constructed by Rodgers Builders, Inc., will be next door to the existing medical office building. It will also serve as the first phase of a hospital-owned outpatient campus.
“McMillan Pazdan Smith and Rodgers Builders, Inc. are two excellent local partners who have designed not only an incredibly beautiful and sustainable building, but one that is focused on the complete patient experience,” said Karen Schwartz, FACHE I Vice President, Facilities and Support Services.
The Cancer Center is designed in the international style “in keeping with the other facilities located on the Millennium/ICAR Campus,” said Joe Pazdan, managing principal at McMillian Pazdan Smith. The new center will become “the central location for all of Bon Secours St. Francis out-patient oncology services,” he said.
The center will include radiology oncology, medical oncology and infusion. It will also have the first LINAC (Linear Accelerator) to be owned by St. Francis. A LINAC delivers high-energy x-rays to the region of the patient’s tumor, so that they destroy the cancer cells while sparing the surrounding normal tissue.
The radiology department will be fitted with one LINAC, one HDR (high dose rate) room, a CT (computed tomography) scanner and a mobile PET (positron emission tomography) machine.
The infusion center will include 52 treatment bays arranged in pods from open to semi-private to private, allowing environmental variety and flexibility to the patient, hospital officials said. A separate bone marrow transplant /apheresis unit will also be available.
The medical oncology department is designed as a multi-disciplinary clinic with 24 exam rooms and four teamwork areas.
In addition, the new center will offer a retail boutique, pharmacy with drive-thru kiosk, a café, education and classroom space, cancer registry, research department and complementary services. As part of the Bon Secours mission, the building will also have a chapel space and resource library.
“We’re providing patients with convenient and comprehensive outpatient care in one location, and decreasing the stress and physical demands on our patients and their families,” said Schwartz. Officials hope to have the new center operational by the fall of 2014.
