Madison Memorial teams up with Huntsman Cancer Institute on clinic

Madison Memorial Hospital and the the Huntsman Cancer Institute have teamed up to better provide cancer patients with convenient and closer services.

The goal of the project is to give local patients an easier commute, instead of traveling miles out of town for cancer services.

CEO of Madison Memorial Hospital Rachel Gonzales said the last thing you want to do when your sick is think about the burden of traveling far.

“You’re not feeling well, you’re stress you’re afraid. You just received the scariest diagnosis of your life. And you’re having to travel and leave your family often. So that travel time just adds more stress,” Gonzales said.

Madison Memorial Hospital held a celebration Wednesday and gave tours of their new Cancer Care Center and Specialty Clinic.

The new clinic has a Huntsman educational area, a lab draw room, and an infusion center.

The project cost $700,000, including the equipment and furnishings. The renovations started in early March.

“We want to add quality and compassion. If you can do anything to alleviate a burden that’s the part that makes it a human touch, the human experience. And that’s the part that makes it worth wild,” Gonzales said.

The Huntsman Cancer Institute which is based out of Salt Lake City, Utah, and is considered to be one of the world’s top academic research and cancer treatment center.

The Huntsman Cancer Institute Executive Director John Sweetenham said, “We now know and have a lot of information and a lot of data that tell us that emotional support of loved ones is important. We know for sure patients who are closer to home are going to better.”

The Specialty clinic will open Monday, and the Cancer Care is scheduled to open by mid August.