Here, we highlight some of 2022’s most notable planned cancer center construction in New York.

Using BuildCentral’s MedicalConstructionData (MCD), we identified New York State as one of the country’s hot spots for planned cancer center construction. At the time of this article’s writing, according to MCD, New York State has nine cancer centers either in planning or under construction, more than any other state. Three of those projects are based within New York City itself.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, need for new cancer centers and improvements to already-standing facilities has increased. Immunocompromised cancer patients require more – and more specialized – care and treatment, and they also represent a demographic that has seen medical attention get harder to come by while trying to avoid contracting the virus. Concerns are emerging that heightened restrictions and caution regarding medical visits and public outings during the pandemic may have delayed or prevented entirely numerous cancer screenings across the country.

Read on the for the lowdown on planned cancer center construction projects in New York State.

These cancer center construction projects are courtesy of BuildCentral‘s MedicalConstructionData. Projects are listed in order according to estimated project value. This list includes only projects with latest updates within the past 90 days, as of 11/29/2021.

Northwell Health – Upper East Side Expansion

Northwell Health’s renovation of six buildings will include the construction of a new cancer center on New York’s Upper East Side. The latest status update is that the project has not yet moved forward, which follow’s Northwell Health’s announcement that an architect had not yet been chosen for the planning-stage project.

Construction Type:	Renovation	Facility Type:	Ambulatory Surgery Center, Cancer Center, Medical Office
Sector:	Private	Clinical Specialties:	Oncology, Primary Care, Imaging/Radiology, Surgical
Estimated Value:	> $100 million	Beds/Units:	N/A
System:	Northwell Health	Operating Rooms:	Unknown

Location:	New York, NY 10021. East 76th Street to East 77th Street along Third Avenue
Details:	Plans call for renovation of six buildings for a new outpatient care center, cancer center, ambulatory surgery center, and medical offices.

Stage:	Planning (Active)
Construction End:	N/A
Bid Due Date:	N/A
CON Dates:	N/A

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center plans to create some more space by building new medical offices for its cancer center operations. This project’s site plans have been approved, according to a representative from the town of Amherst.

Construction Type:	New	Facility Type:	Cancer Center
Sector:	Private	Clinical Specialties:	Oncology, Imaging/Radiology
Estimated Value:	$5-$25 million	Beds/Units:	N/A
System:	N/A	Operating Rooms:	N/A

Location:	Buffalo, NY 14221. S of 205 Park Club Ln and W of 199 Park Club Ln
Details:	Plans call for the construction of a two-story, 50,000-square-foot addition to a medical office for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Stage:	Planning (Active)
Construction End:	N/A
Bid Due Date:	N/A
CON Dates:	N/A

SUNY Upstate Cancer Center at Verona

SUNY Upstate has planned a new satellite cancer center facility in Verona, New York. While a groundbreaking event has already taken place, construction on the cancer center is not expected to be completed until early 2023.

Construction Type:	New	Facility Type:	Cancer Center
Sector:	Private	Clinical Specialties:	Oncology, Imaging/Radiology, Clinical Labs, Surgical, Pharmacy
Estimated Value:	$13.7 million	Beds/Units:	N/A
System:	N/A	Operating Rooms:	Unknown

Location:	Verona, NY 13478. 5548 NY-31
Details:	Plans call for establishing a new 30,000-square-foot SUNY Upstate Cancer Center satellite facility in new building space which will be leased by SUNY. The facility will include medical oncology, radiation therapy, surgical subspecialties, radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, and consultative services.

Stage:	Groundbreaking
Construction Start:	Q4/2021
Construction End:	Q1/2023
Bid Due Date:	N/A
CON Dates:	CON Application 12/2020 CON Approval 4/2021

South Nassau Communities Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center

At the South Nassau Communities Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, a wing is to be renovated to make way for a planned comprehensive cancer center. South Nassau Communities Hospital last announced that an architect for the project had not yet been selected because the project is still in its early planning stages.

Construction Type:	Renovation	Facility Type:	Acute Care Hospital, Cancer Center
Sector:	Private	Clinical Specialties:	Oncology, Primary Care, Imaging/Radiology, Clinical Labs, Surgical
Estimated Value:	$10 million	Beds/Units:	0-10
System:	N/A	Operating Rooms:	Unknown

Location:	Oceanside, NY 11572. 1 Healthy Way
Details:	Plans call for the renovation of an existing wing within the South Nassau Communities Hospital for the creation of a new comprehensive cancer center. Work is to include the consolidation of existing cancer extension clinics onsite and include space for infusion therapy and potential additional services such as surgery and pathology.

Stage:	Planning (Active)
Construction End:	N/A
Bid Due Date:	N/A
CON Dates:	N/A

MSK Ophthalmic Oncology Clinic Relocation

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Ophthalmic Oncology Clinic is renovating the ninth floor medical offices at the Laurance S. Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion ahead of its relocation to that space.

Construction Type:	Renovation	Facility Type:	Cancer Center
Sector:	Private	Clinical Specialties:	Oncology
Estimated Value:	$0.999 million	Beds/Units:	N/A
System:	N/A	Operating Rooms:	N/A

Location:	New York, NY 10022. 160 E 53rd St Ninth Floor
Details:	Plans call for renovations to the ninth floor of the Laurance S. Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion to relocate the MSK Ophthalmic Oncology Clinic. The facility will provide ophthalmic services and include dedicated rooms for visual acuity examinations, ultrasound and testing to improve efficiencies and patient flow.

Stage:	Planning (Active)
Construction End:	N/A
Bid Due Date:	N/A
CON Dates:	CON Application 8/2021 CON Approval 9/2021

Having been at the center of multiple medical crises during COVID-19 march through the United States, New York appears eager to prepare itself to accommodate cancer patients in the safest and secure ways possible.

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