Elmhurst Hospital expands cancer services

Elmhurst Hospital Center has a new cancer treatment facility named the Hope Pavilion. Its opening was celebrated on Thursday, July 31.
Located at 77-11 Broadway, the new six-story 24,000-square-foot building houses oncology, hematology and breast clinics as well as eight chemotherapy chairs.
“The opening of the Hope Pavilion will allow us to expand the scope of our cancer treatment services,” said Chris Constantino, executive director of the hospital. He said the 545-bed Elmhurst Hospital really needed this expansion.
Before opening the new facility, the hospital had five chemotherapy chairs and saw about 10 cancer patients daily, said Dario Centorcelli, associate executive director for external affairs at the hospital. With the opening of the Hope Pavilion, the volume of patients will increase about 30 percent and there will be no need to juggle appointments and try to find another room, Centorcelli explained.
The bulk of cancer treatment will move to the Pavilion; but some procedures such as radiation therapy, which requires the use of machinery that is not movable, will remain in the hospital, added Centorcelli.
This $11.6 million project, whose construction started four years ago, was funded by the City Council, the office of the Mayor and municipal bonds.
Elmhurst Hospital’s World Trade Center Clinic, which treats people who have health problems as a result of 9/11, is also housed in the new facility.
Elmhurst Hospital is a member of Queens Health Network, which in turn is a member of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. The hospital, located at 79-01 Broadway, is also affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.