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HEALTH Emory unveils new Winship Cancer Institute in Midtown Emory’s new Winship Cancer Institute in Midtown. (Photos by Dyana Bagby) By Dyana Bagby The new Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown opened to patients May 9 and its innovative design will enable them to receive nearly every aspect of their cancer care in one building. Surgery, radiation therapies, inpatient facilities, outpatient facilities, radiology services, biopsy, endoscopies survivorship, and palliative care — all will be provided in the 17-story tower located on the Emory University Elospital Midtown campus at Linden Avenue and Peachtree Street. Previously, patients would have to travel from one office to another. This was an inconvenient way to receive care, said Dr. Suresh Ramalingam, executive director at Winship Cancer Institute of jeorgw vnmitoloay^r SKIN CANCER CENTER New patients, patient referrals & most insurance plans accepted GENERAL, SURGICAL & COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY Skin Cancer • Mole Removal • Skin Exams • Mohs Surgery • Botox Conyers Office: 1349 Milstead Rd Conyers, CA I 770.785.7546 Griffin Office: 656 South 8th St Griffin, GA Roswell Office: 415 E. Crossville Rd Roswell, GA Jennifer Millsap, PA-C WE'RE THE HEART OF HOMETOWN DERMATOLOGY Ac 19 6^ Visit us online for an office near you! GADERM.COM Emory University. “This new design is going to, in our view, transform cancer care in Atlanta and beyond,” Ramalingam said. “Even within this facility we have taken great depth to consider the patient experience and the ease with which they can navigate,” he said. “So, all the care comes to the patient as opposed to the patient having to go from place to place.” For example, the pharmacy is next to the cancer institute’s exit. When patients leave the institute, they can pick up their medications and then go to their car. Before, patients would often have to get their prescriptions filled at outside pharmacies. “That’s the level of detail that we have put into designing this building,” Ramalingam said. The $440 million building broke ground in 2019. Input from more than 160 patients, families and care team members helped the design team see the cancer treatment experience through the patients’ eyes, Ramalingam explained. The care model brings outpatient and inpatient cancer care together in five “care communities” organized by type of cancer, with adjoining floors, shared living rooms, and shared care teams of experts from multiple disciplines. “We have all these services available, but they don’t happen in the same place — they’re spread out all on the hospital campus, which is how it is in most centers across the country,” Ramalingam said. “We envision the cancer care model where everything comes to the patient,” he said. The new cancer institute was built with a $200 million gift from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation. “Robert Woodruff established Winship in the 1930s to bring the highest standards of cancer care to Georgia,” said Russell FFardin, president of the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, in a written statement. “Fie was determined that Georgians would not need to travel elsewhere for the best cancer treatment. This new facility promises not only to expand access for more patients but also to make cancer treatment much more patient- friendly,” FFardin said. Michael Sharkey. MD John Fountain. MD Darryl Hodson. MD Jeff Moulton, PA-C Katharine Simmon, PA-C 101 JUNE 2023 RoughDraftAtlanta.com
