03/28/2024
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Gibson Cancer Center On Wednesday, March 23, Southeastern Health’s Gibson Cancer Center (GCC) will be restored to full service following a fire June 27, 2015, that severely damaged its radiation oncology wing and temporarily closed its medical oncology unit.
 
“We have 10 radiation oncology patients on the schedule for Wednesday and are excited to welcome these patients back to our facility,” said Radiation Oncology Manager Shari Kinlaw. “These patients have been traveling to neighboring facilities during this re-construction period and we are thankful for their patience and understanding during this time.”
 
Medical oncology patients returned to the Pine Run Drive facility on August 17, 2015, following a brief relocation to a neighboring facility while smoke and water damage to that end of the building was cleared. Immediately following the fire, the GCC staff worked throughout the weekend to set up at the temporary facility at nearby 730 Oakridge Boulevard and began treating patients there the following Monday. 
 
“Thanks to our restoration and construction partner, Belfor, as well as our staff, providers, and the community, we have taken what was a devastating event and turned it into an opportunity to restore the building to an even better medical facility than we had before the fire,” said SeHealth Vice President and Chief Continuum of Care Officer Lori Dove. “We look forward to inviting the public to an open house to help celebrate this return in the near future.”
 
GCC is an affiliate of Southeastern Health which offers medical oncology, radiation oncology and blood disorder services. The only outpatient cancer treatment facility in Robeson County, GCC was established in 1995 as Southeastern Cancer Center and changed the name to Gibson Cancer Center in 2002. Medical oncology services are provided through an affiliation with DukeHealth and radiation oncology services through an affiliation with Cape Fear Radiation Oncology. For more information, logon to www.iwonagainstcancer.com.

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