OSU Medical Center Receives $100 Million Grant for Expansion

The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources Administration (HRSA) announced today that The Ohio State University has been awarded $100 million in federal funds in support of the Ohio State University Medical Center expansion.

The funds will allow for the addition of radiation oncology and associated cancer services to be an integral part of the new Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute slated to open in 2014 as the largest expansion project in University history. The grant will provide for the ability to serve a much greater number of cancer patients, and will also unify clinical care, research and education on each floor to deliver the highest quality and safest care.

Dr. Michael Caligiuri, director of the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and CEO of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, calls the funding a victory for cancer patients.

“As the world's leading killer, cancer strikes one in two men and one in three women. By providing funding for expanded access to leading edge cancer treatments at The James, the federal government is underscoring the critical need to win the war against cancer and put an end to a disease that has cost us dearly. It is, indeed, time to cure cancer. By expanding Ohio State’s cancer facilities, we are moving closer to a cancer-free world,” says Caligiuri.

In addition, the expansion project will strengthen the University and the state economy by creating 10,000 jobs and attracting the best and brightest students, doctors and scientists to Ohio.

For more information see the release from the medical center: 
http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/viewer/press/Pages/index.aspx?NewsID=6220