CAMILLUS — Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY (HOA) is now providing care at its new cancer center at 5490 Cobbler Way in the town of Camillus.
The new 21,000-square-foot center, which the health-care provider opened on Sept. 16, replaces and expands upon HOA’s previous Onondaga Hill location. It also provides room for expansion, the cancer-care provider noted in its announcement.
Rich & Gardner Construction Company, Inc., of Syracuse, handled construction on the new Camillus facility. The firms that completed the design work on the new center included Bennetts & Huysman Architects, P.C. of Manlius; St. Germain & Aupperle Consulting Engineers LLP of Camillus; RAM-TECH Engineers, P.C. of DeWitt; and Terry Horst, Landscape Architect, P.C. of Syracuse.
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“We are excited to bring this new Comprehensive Cancer Center to the CNY community,” Maryann Roefaro, CEO of Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY, said in a statement. “Providing our patients with the best possible care includes a modern, spacious location close to their homes where they can conveniently and cost-effectively receive all their cancer care.”
HOA plans to host a community open house at the new center on Oct. 17 from 4-7 p.m., with an official ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m. that day. Anyone wishing to attend the event should RSVP to msullivan@hoacny.com or call (315) 472-7504, ext. 1303.
HOA says the new Camillus center will offer several services. They include medical cancer care (including infusion services for cancer and other non-oncology needs); radiation cancer care; care for blood disorders (hematology); and a wellness center offering holistic care and classes for cancer patients and the community.
The new center also offers medical imaging, nutritional counseling, counseling for patients and caregivers, clinical research, laboratory services, medication services, thoracic cancer care, a cancer-survivorship program, supportive oncology care, lung-cancer screening, high-risk cancer screening, a family cancer genetics program, and a smoking-cessation program.
HOA says the new Camillus facility has more room with “major improvements” compared to the Onondaga Hill location. They include larger laboratory and medication-services departments and 17 additional infusion-therapy chairs, for a total of 29.
The new features also include a staff break/meeting room and conference room that can be used for meetings/community education.
HOA staffing at the new center includes two additional full-time medical oncologists (three total), three additional full-time advanced-care providers (four total), and five additional support-staff positions, per its announcement.
