1st Patient at New Jefferson Radiation Oncology Suite in Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill, NJ, January 15, 2025 – South Jersey resident Charles Wright became the first patient to undergo radiation therapy at the new treatment suite located at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital on January 15.

Wright, who is undergoing a series of radiation treatments for prostate cancer, is the patient of Gregory Alexander, MD. The Center offers the latest in cancer treatment technology for patients, including the new Versa High Definition (HD) linear accelerator & Brainlab Stereotactic Radiosurgery.

Members of the radiation oncology treatment team are shown with Charles Wright, fourth from left, along with Dr. Alexander (center) and Tamara LaCouture, MD, Chief of Cancer Services at Jefferson Cherry Hill and Washington Township Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (far right).

Other services offered at the Cherry Hill location include medical oncology, blood draws, a clinical trials office, patient navigation services, social work, genetic counseling, and nutrition counseling. For more information, please visit: www.jeffersonhealth.org/clinical-specialties/cancer

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About Jefferson

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospital campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.