Progress made on Sutter Health cancer center to serve Stanislaus, other counties
Sutter Health marked a milestone in construction of its $380 million cancer treatment center in Modesto on Friday.
Local dignitaries and Sutter executives signed the final steel beam at a ceremony before a crane lifted it into place on the four-story structure.
Warner Thomas, president and chief executive officer of Sutter, and top officials with Memorial Medical Center and Gould Medical Group attended the program.
Sutter Health began construction of the center next door to Memorial Medical Center in January. The Sacramento-based health system is expanding specialized cancer care in the Modesto area as the region adds population and demand for health services increases in the Central Valley.
Sutter said the 165,000-square-foot center will provide a modernized, patient-centered environment for cancer patients.
About 120 physicians and 400 staff members will work at the medical facility, which will serve tens of thousands of patients annually.
The center, expected to open in 2029, will be equipped for diagnosing and treating many types of cancer and include advanced diagnostics and outpatient services.
The capabilities will include molecular testing, specialized surgery, radiation treatment, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and other advanced therapies, Sutter said. The center also will put screening and lab services, a pharmacy and complementary therapies all under one roof.
The third floor of the Sutter facility will open with four operating rooms for same-day surgeries and four procedure rooms, with space for four additional operating rooms.
The facility is expected to serve patients coming from Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced and other counties.
“The new cancer center will open doors to new options through a depth and breadth of advanced cancer care services, adding speed and access to the most advanced diagnostic and treatment capabilities,” a Sutter media advisory said.
The Modesto project is part of major investments by Sutter in healthcare facilities in Northern California.
In November, the nonprofit health system announced plans for a $2.8 billion medical center near Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The 272-bed hospital is expected to open in 2031.
