Patients, caregivers and spiritual community to lay foundation of new Cancer Treatment Centers of America hospital with blessings, May 5

Participants to write scripture verses and other inspirational messages on hospital floors.

Patients, caregivers, local spiritual representatives and hospital staff will participate in a unique blessing event as Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Southeastern Regional Medical Center is nearing the 100-day countdown to opening its doors to patients and their families from across the region.

The blessing ceremony will take place Saturday, May 5 from 10:00 am to noon at the soon-to-open comprehensive cancer center, 600 Parkway North in Newnan. Participants will place hope-filled, permanent marks on various areas of the hospital floor by writing favorite scriptures and inspirational messages.

“We do everything we can to help cancer patients live, and live with a quality of life, through a model of care that focuses on the needs of each patient – mind, body and spirit,” said Rev. Chip Gordon, director of pastoral care at CTCA at Southeastern. “These words bless the hospital, the patients and families who come here for care, and those who serve them.”

The all-digital hospital will open August 15, featuring 25 private inpatient treatment rooms, surgical suites, specialized treatment suites for endoscopy and bronchoscopy, state-of-the-art radiation and infusion therapy departments, rehabilitation and physical therapy department, concierge services, a dining room, chapel, onsite accommodations for outpatients and their families, and more.

The Newnan facility joins CTCA regional hospitals in suburban Chicago, Philadelphia, Tulsa and suburban Phoenix. CTCA specializes in treating advanced-stage and complex cancer with a fully integrated model that combines leading clinical treatments and technologies with scientifically supported complementary therapies to help manage side effects and improve each patient’s quality of life.

For more information about CTCA at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, go to www.cancercenter.com/southeast.

About Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) is a national network of hospitals providing a comprehensive, fully integrated approach to cancer treatment. CTCA serves patients with complex and advanced-stage cancer from all 50 states and around the world at regional facilities located in Chicago, Philadelphia, Tulsa, Phoenix, and Atlanta (2012). The Patient Empowered Care® model at CTCA places patients at the center of their care, encouraging and enabling patients and their families to take an active role in treatment decision-making. For more information about CTCA, visit www.cancercenter.com.