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Firsthealth Of The Carolinas Has A New Cancer Care Facility Opening In Pinehurst

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is getting ready for the official opening of their new Cancer Care facility with the community that helped make it possible.

FirstHealth previously held a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 7. At the ribbon cutting held on March 7, they had both their founders and their cancer patients participate in cutting the ribbon, along with a community open house on March 18.

Raising funds for the new building utilized a combination of private donations as well as the charity of the local community.

“On June 6, 2022, The Foundation of FirstHealth launched the public phase of the Building the Dream campaign—a $30 million effort to complete the construction of the new cancer center. The Foundation’s capital campaign raised nearly half the cost of the $68 million center. With the opening of the FirstHealth Cancer Center, generously supported by gifts from the community through the Foundation, the dream comes true” added Foster.

A section of the center will be dedicated to research and clinical trials, and there will be areas for newly diagnosed patients to meet with their care teams. It will include a healing garden, spaces for support group meetings and even yoga studios and a gym.

Foster shared that approximately 200 staff will work at the FirstHealth Cancer Center and they will continue to invest in their team and services.

“Growth in FirstHealth cancer services combined with increased demand from patients were attributing factors in the development of an all-encompassing cancer center on Moore Regional’s campus. We wanted to create a patient-centric space that would allow us to consolidate multiple cancer services into one comprehensive center,” shared FirstHealth Chief Executive Officer Mickey W. Foster, MHA.

The official opening date for the cancer center is March 27.