The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) says it will break ground later this month on a new $40 million cancer center in New Britain.
The 70,000-square-foot, two-story center will be built on more than nine acres of woodlands adjacent to Interstate 84 in northwest New Britain, near the Department of Motor Vehicles’ office.
HOCC will consolidate its outpatient cancer services in the new location and also have room for future growth.
“This center will afford the ability to bring together the many specialists required for delivery of world-class cancer care, from diagnosis through treatment, including access to current international cancer research protocols,” says Steven D. Hanks, executive vice president and chief medical officer of The Hospital of Central Connecticut.
The new center will house the hospital’s George Bray Cancer Center, the American Savings Foundation Radiation Therapy Treatment Center and related cancer services. HOCC provides programs in breast, colon, gynecologic, lung, and prostate cancers. A medical office building will be built adjacent to the atrium and owned by The Tomasso Group.
The Tomasso Group is building the cancer center. The $40 million construction cost includes the cancer center and a healing garden. The hospital is launching a multi-million dollar fund-raising campaign to help cover building and related costs. In addition to philanthropy, project support includes a state-funded $5 million grant, part of which will go toward HOCC’s oncology services.
