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A $160 million funding promise for Calgary cancer centre in new Alberta budget
Calgary’s long-awaited new cancer centre got its first major infusion of cash as the province promised to spend $160 million over the next three years – including $20 million this year – to get the project up and running, with an opening day pegged for summer 2020.
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Cancer clinic fills an area need
The yearly numbers are impressive: 4,000 patient visits for chemotherapy and 4,000 for radiation.
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New cancer centre opens in Red Deer
A new cancer treatment centre is open in Red Deer, the Alberta government announced on Wednesday.
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Expanded Cancer Centre on the horizon for High River
Looking at promotional material for a new fundraising campaign, Michael Brown of the High River District Health Care Foundation can identify each of the smiling doctors, nurses and patients pictured in the brochure by name.
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Cancer centre construction enters final stages
After years of construction, Red Deer’s new and expansive $46-million Central Alberta Cancer Centre is set to officially open its doors in mid-November, bringing radiation treatment for local cancer patients closer to home and improving overall cancer care in the region.
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Cancer centre open after massive flood
Foothills area cancer patients will once again be able to receive their treatment closer to home.
The High River Community Cancer Centre re-opened on Sept. 16 nearly three months to the day after being forced to shut its doors due the June 20 flood.
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Cancer care part of big plan
Construction of the new Central Alberta Cancer Centre will allow Red Deer to play a bigger role in Alberta’s new 20-year strategy to improve care for cancer patients, says Alberta Health Services.
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High River Cancer Centre expansion has green light
Expansion plans for a foothills cancer centre serving more than 100 patients a month will proceed despite an announcement for a new $1 billion cancer clinic for Calgary.
Lise Brisebois-Blouin, Alberta Health Services (AHS) director of central community rural health in the Calgary zone, said the consensus among AHS representatives during a meeting on March 6 was the High River Cancer Centre in the High River Hospital remains an important part of health care in southern Alberta.
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New Calgary Cancer Care Centre Cost Not Clear
CALGARY – Alberta Premier Alison Redford says the government is moving ahead with plans for a new cancer care centre in Calgary.
But Redford won’t put a final price tag on the project, which the province has said could be upwards of $1 billion.
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