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Covenant Regional Thumb Network announces new cancer care center in the Thumb



(Courtesy Photo)

(Courtesy Photo)

UPPER THUMB – The Covenant Regional Thumb Network (CRTN), a collaborative of five independent Thumb hospitals and Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw, have announced the expansion of Covenant Medical Center’s Radiation Oncology Service through the opening of a new Covenant HealthCare cancer center on the campus of Marlette Regional Hospital, to be called the CRTN Cancer Care Center.

All six independent hospitals – Deckerville Community Hospital, Harbor Beach Community Hospital, Hills & Dales Healthcare, Marlette Regional Hospital, and Scheurer Health – are assisting Covenant HealthCare’s efforts to bring this extraordinary service to the Thumb.

Beginning February, the cancer care center will start seeing medical oncology patients and will open seven infusion chairs in the newly renovated center. The 16,260 square foot facility will provide a full range of cancer care for patients including medical oncology, chemotherapy infusion and radiation oncology. A state-of-theart Elekta Versa HD linear accelerator will come online in the first quarter of 2023 to provide radiation oncology service for patients from throughout the Thumb.

“Hills and Dales is pleased to partner in this investment to bring comprehensive Cancer care to our region,” said Andy Daniels, CEO of Hills and Dales Healthcare. He added, “The availability of the CRTN Cancer Center in Marlette and our new infusion center at Hills and Dales is a large step forward for our community and the patients we serve to be able to stay local for care while navigating treatment for a terrible disease.”

The Covenant Cancer Care Center team providing care at the new facility includes medical oncologist Dr. Houman Nourkeyhani, radiation oncologists Dr. James Fugazzi and Dr. Mark Zaki, and nurse practitioner Jessica Belill.

A community-wide open house is being scheduled for the spring.