New funding has been secured for the construction of a comprehensive cancer treatment center in El Paso.
Members of the Texas State Legislature have approved some $65 million in funds to be used for the project, to go up as part of a joint effort by the University Medical Center of El Paso and the Texas Tech University Health Science Center.
The project has been long in the talking stage and has included interested partners at both the state and local level. In a statement, Jacob Cintron, chief executive officer of the University Medical Center, remarked that the funding “begins the journey to fill an incredible need,” while also eliminating the need for “El Pasoans to seek care elsewhere.”
Altogether, the cancer center, to go up on the Medical Center of the Americas campus, is expected to cost around $97 million to build. The 90,000 square-foot structure will house everything from chemotherapy to radiation to imaging services.
If all goes as planned, work could begin on the center sometime in 2024, with a rough completion date of early or mid-2026.
By Garry Boulard
