{"id":46076,"date":"2013-11-25T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T20:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=46076"},"modified":"2013-11-25T14:59:44","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T22:59:44","slug":"city-of-hope-antelope-valley-hosts-grand-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2013\/11\/25\/city-of-hope-antelope-valley-hosts-grand-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Hope | Antelope Valley hosts grand opening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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City of Hope held a grand opening ceremony Nov. 21 at the new facility, located at 44151 15th Street West in Lancaster. About 250 people came out to support the event. (Contributed photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2014 Because many cancer patients find it difficult to travel long distances for the care they need, City of Hope \u2014 in partnership with Antelope Valley Hospital \u2014 has opened a full-service cancer center in Lancaster. The brand-new City of Hope | Antelope Valley Cancer and Community Education Center opened its doors last week, offering a full range of diagnostic and treatment services plus space for conferences and events.<\/p>\n

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Officials cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the new facility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cCity of Hope is proud to provide access to our uniquely compassionate, patient-centered care within the community of Lancaster and Antelope Valley,\u201d said City of Hope President Robert Stone. \u201cThe opening of City of Hope | Antelope Valley is an important milestone in our strategic initiative to increase access to our uniquely patient-centered care. With more people than ever impacted by cancer, both patients and their families will benefit from receiving high-quality treatment close to home.\u201d<\/p>\n

City of Hope held a grand opening ceremony and tour Nov. 21 at the new facility. Approximately 250 people came out to support the event.<\/p>\n

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The grand opening ceremony also included a tour of the 56,195-square-foot, two-story facility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vijay Trisal, M.D., medical director of City of Hope\u2019s community practices, thanked the staff at City of Hope and Antelope Valley Hospital and said their efforts and collaboration made the facility possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor many years, our institutions have joined forces to bring top-quality cancer treatment to the Antelope Valley,\u201d Trisal said. \u201cThis brand new, state-of-the-art facility bolsters that relationship with more renowned doctors, treating a wider variety of cancers, using a wider variety of therapies, new technology that is unparalleled in this region and offering clinical trials of the latest treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 56,195-square-foot, two-story facility was designed to offer patients a complete range of cancer services, with spaces for diagnostic and treatment procedures, including surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. The building also houses office space for physicians and support staff, a conference center and a 172-seat auditorium.<\/p>\n

\u201cAntelope Valley Hospital is proud to partner with City of Hope on this important milestone,\u201d said Pam Hinson, interim administrator for Antelope Valley Hospital. \u201cExpanding the availability of local cancer care is a great benefit to patients and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

The opening of City of Hope | Antelope Valley will provide patients not only with a state-of-the-art hospital building, but also innovative treatment options, including the ability to enroll in City of Hope clinical trials, as well as the medical expertise from one of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Hospitals\u201d in cancer care.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of having to drive hours to and from our Duarte campus, patients can now receive our comprehensive services and leading-edge treatment approaches in their own community,\u201d Trisal said.<\/p>\n

City of Hope | Antelope Valley is located at 44151 15th Street West in Lancaster. For more information on the new facility, visit http:\/\/www.cityofhope.org\/antelope-valley<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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LANCASTER \u2014 Because many cancer patients find it difficult to travel long distances for the care they need, City of Hope \u2014 in partnership with Antelope Valley Hospital \u2014 has opened a full-service cancer center in Lancaster. The brand-new City of Hope | Antelope Valley Cancer and Community Education Center opened its doors last week, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}