The 68,000-square-foot facility will feature a wide array of cancer-defeating technologies and therapies.
When complete, the Franciscan Health Cancer Center Lafayette will offer the most comprehensive, state-of-the-art cancer diagnostic and treatment program in our region – all of it accessible in one convenient location.
The 68,000-square-foot facility will feature a wide array of cancer-defeating technologies and therapies including:
fundraising goal
The capital campaign to support the construction of the Cancer Center will provide the foundation of funding to help make the facility possible. Here is the campaign’s progress so far.
We’ve called this project the opportunity of a lifetime – for our patients and their families, for our highly skilled clinical team, and for the communities we serve. The capital campaign to help fund the project is your opportunity to be part of this critically important project.
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Madeline LeFranc, M.D.
medical director of Breast Imaging Services
Taylor Ortiz, M.D..
medical director of cancer program
James Isenhower
cancer survivor
Janae Milner
cancer survivor and cancer program nurse
News of a Cancer Center, and the accompanying capital campaign to help fund its construction, is bound to attract questions. Here are some of the most common questions we’ve been asked so far.
Why do you need a new cancer center?
All technology and talent will be housed in the same location, a significant benefit to patients and staff. Having a state-of-the-art facility will help us recruit physicians and other healthcare professionals, and should qualify us for upcoming research opportunities.
What are the key features?
How much will the Cancer Center cost?
$43.2M
How much are you trying to raise?
$3.2M
What is the construction timeline?
We will break ground early in 2022 with an anticipated opening mid-year 2023.
How much are you trying to raise?
$3.2M