A new regional cancer treatment center is coming to Redding next year.
Oncology services in the city are currently split between three separate locations.
Chief Operating Officer at Dignity Health, Robert Folden, said the need to consolidate these locations and bring them under one roof is a big reason the center is being built.
“When you think about the average patient needing to go from their doctor’s office to imaging to getting labs drawn to maybe getting radiation therapy people are having to travel all over,” Folden said.
The $70 million regional cancer treatment center will be the most state of the art oncology facility north of Sacramento.
“We've got enough space there for eight medical oncologists who will continue to do infusion therapy,” he said.
The center is being built near the Sacramento River, so patients can view the waterfront while receiving treatment. It will also feature several reflective spaces for personal well-being.
“A space where people can go, whether it's family or whether it's a patient, and just be quiet, be able to be reflective a little more on the spiritual side,” Folden said.
So far, two permanent physicians and a nurse practitioner have been secured, he said, and the search for more medical professionals continues.
The center expected to open in the summer of 2026.
