A $5 million donation from the James M. Cox Foundation will enable Banner Children’s to create a dedicated blood and cancer center at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa.
It will provide one-stop, streamlined pediatric cancer care in the East Valley, home to more than 325,000 children under age 18, the Independent reports.
The gift will bring together consultation, treatment and follow-up services exclusively for children and young adults up to 19 years of age who have blood disorders or cancer. Consolidating the existing pediatric hematology oncology provider clinic and the outpatient pediatric treatment center, both currently operating in separate locations on the medical campus, will create an integrated cancer center delivering highly coordinated, high-quality care for some of Banner Health’s most complex pediatric patients. Read more.
