BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North
BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North
The new BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North, located adjacent to the Prince George Regional Hospital (PGRH), will be the sixth BC Cancer Agency regional centre, bringing together a team of care providers with an interdisciplinary, patient-centered approach to care.
At right: Architectural rendering of the indicative design for the new BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North
The centre's construction is scheduled for completion in 2012.
We invite you to visit our Career Opportunities section to find out about jobs at the centre.
Supported by colleagues across the province, the team at the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North will include:
medical oncology;
radiation oncology;
pharmacy;
psychosocial oncology;
volunteer services; and
supportive care.
Each of these elements is essential to provide patients with the various points of care necessary during their cancer experience. This core of professionals will also provide a critical mass to enable basic and clinical research into the causes and treatments for cancer, enhancing related scientific programs and studies at the University of Northern British Columbia.
Currently, a Community Chemotherapy Centre is supported by Northern Health and housed at PGRH, providing chemotherapy services under the direction of a community oncologist and with support from the BC Cancer Agency. With the opening of the new centre, this program will be housed at the BC Cancer Agency, along with a much-anticipated Radiation Therapy Program. Though the new BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North will be an entity separate from PGRH, integration and sharing of services – such as medical imaging, inpatient care, and electronic health records – will be essential for the cancer program to function well.
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