UTICA, N.Y. — Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH) of Utica will formally open the F.E. Romano family radiation-oncology department in the facility’s regional cancer center on Wednesday.

At the same time, the hospital will also formally open the CT scanner and treatment-planning suite in the same facility.

The ribbon cutting and dedication are planned for Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the cancer center, which is located at 1676 Sunset Ave. in Utica, according to FSLH.

The event will also include a reception to thank those who provided financial gifts to FSLH to help in the CT scanner equipment purchase and in the renovation of the treatment-planning suite at the regional cancer center.

Those making donations include F. Eugene and Loretta Romano; Albert and Elinor Mazloom; Frank and Kristine Giotto;  Sam and Laine Berardino; William and Rita Abraham; and an “anonymous gift made in memory of a remarkable man,” according to FSLH.

Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) on March 6 formally announced their affiliation as the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS).

MVHS serves as the parent organization of both hospitals

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com