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Cancer Center Construction Update – April 12 2022

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At the main entrance of Central Maine Medical Center, patients, visitors and team members have been getting a glimpse of a model of the Cancer Care Center at CMMC. Meanwhile, just steps away, the real thing is nearing completion with the opening now just a little more than a month away.

With most of the major construction now completed, the finer details inside are now being put into place, such as the moss wall that’s located at the bottom of the main stairway, as well as circular chandeliers that will light the facility.

The Cancer Care Center at CMMC will provide multi-specialty team-based cancer care, bringing Central Maine Healthcare’s oncology team under one roof, allowing patients to access services in a centralized location.

Cancer Center Construction Update – April 5 2022

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Linear Accelerators in Place at Cancer Care Center

The Cancer Care Center at CMMC took a major step toward completion last week with the arrival of our two Varian linear accelerators.  These units are the newest in Maine and are designed to harness the latest innovations in the fight against cancer. The advanced, high-precision Varian linear accelerators at CMMC will provide our radiation oncology team and patients with new options for treatment and increase our capabilities in caring for a broad range of cancer cases with unmatched speed and accuracy. The Varian linear accelerators represent one of the major components to be put into place in advance of next month’s scheduled opening of the Cancer Care Center at CMMC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The linear accelerators are quite heavy, and getting them into the new building was no easy task.

 

Cancer Center Construction Update March 29 2022

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LIGHTS AND SCENERY BRIGHTENING CANCER CARE CENTER

As we move closer to the scheduled May opening for the Cancer Care Center at CMMC, we are getting more looks at the major progress inside. Among the most impressive additions is the celestial scenery that patients will be able to view when they are being treated on the linear accelerators on the first floor.

Most of the lighting for the building is now complete. Here we see a worker installing one of several chandeliers.

While more final touches are in store, the second floor hallway where exam rooms will be located looks nearly complete, as well.

The Cancer Care Center will provide convenient, centralized access to the system’s superior outpatient oncology services, along with state-of-the-art technology, including new linear accelerators critical for radiation therapy. It will also be home to the Central Maine Cancer Institute, providing multispecialty team-based care.

Cancer Center working on lights
Working on lights
Cancer Center Hallway
Cancer Center hallway
Cancer Center Celestial Scenery
Cancer Center celestial ccenery

 

 

Cancer Center Construction Update March 21 2022

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Sign of the Times

While workers inside are busy making the new Cancer Care Center at CMMC ready for its scheduled spring opening, a new development outside is making it seem more real: they recently installed Cancer Care Center signs at both the main entrance and the side of the building that faces Main Street.

Cancer Care Center New Sign
Cancer Care Center New Sign
Cancer Care Center New Sign
Cancer Care Center New Sign

Cancer Center Construction Update February 1 2022

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PROGRESS CONTINUES AT CANCER CARE CENTER

While the outside of the Cancer Care Center at CMMC looks largely finished, work continues at a brisk pace inside. We now have a clearer picture of what the second floor of the building will look like. Workers continue with finishing touches like putting sheetrock on metal columns. Progress also continues on plumbing, wiring and the second floor ceiling grid.

 

Cancer Center Construction Update January 21 2022

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Cancer Care Center’s ‘Character’ Emerging

As construction continues on the Cancer Care Center at CMMC, we are getting more glimpses at what the completed project will look like.

Stairs in the common area that will be used by patients, team members and visitors have been installed. Also in place are sliding glass doors for providers’ offices. We are also seeing ceiling tiles and flooring that are in the process of being installed.

Also becoming more visible is the Cancer Center’s pharmacy that will be fitted with special windows designed to allow team members to handle chemotherapy drugs. Hector Tarraza, MD, chief of the Oncology Institute, toured the facility last week and said, “The biggest noticeable change is we are now starting to get a sense of the character of what the Cancer Care Center will be.”

The Cancer Care Center at CMMC is expected to open in spring. It will provide convenient, centralized access to the system’s superior outpatient oncology services, featuring multispecialty team-based care. along with state-of-the-art technology, including new linear accelerators critical for radiation therapy.