Siteman Cancer Center to Offer Breast Cancer Screenings

The Siteman Cancer Center mammography van is offering breast cancer screenings at Siteman Cancer Center-South County from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 21 and April 12.

Siteman Is Named a Top 10 U.S. Cancer Center

The center was honored by U.S. News & World Report and is building another location in South County.

The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine has been ranked a top 10 cancer center nationally by U.S. News & World Report.   The recognition is part of the overall ranking of Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University, which are No. 6 on the news magazine’s 2012 “Best Hospitals” list released Tuesday. The top 10 listing comes only eight years after the National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated Siteman as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest federal designation for U.S. cancer centers. In Missouri, Siteman is the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and the only cancer center to make the U.S. News & World Report top 10 list. Siteman jumped six spots, from No. 16 …

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New Cancer Center Breaks Ground in South County

The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center will be at the intersection of I-55 and Butler Hill Road.

A new cancer center at Interstate 55 and Butler Hill Road started construction last week for completion in early 2013. The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center will be an outpatient cancer center for residents in South County and Jefferson County. At 37,000 square feet and a $27.5 million cost, the center will include consultations, chemotherapy, radiation and clinical trials. “We are looking forward to providing more convenient care to our many patients in the South County area,” said Timothy Eberlein, the director of the Siteman Cancer Center in a Barnes-Jewish Hospital release. “As the largest provider of cancer care in the region, we want patients from South County to be able to see their physicians and receive treatment closer to their …

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BJC’s Siteman Cancer Center Clears State Hurdle for South County Facility

Despite initial resistance from St. Anthony's Medical Center, the new cancer center will be built at Butler Hill Road and Interstate 55.

The Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee has approved the planned BJC Siteman Cancer Center application to develop an outpatient facility in South County. At its Nov. 8  meeting, the committee approved BJC's application based on its staff's finding that there was enough demand for additional cancer services in South County. The application was met with resistance from St. Anthony's Medical Center, which is located near the proposed site, opposed the Siteman location in a letter. "The satellite center would take patients from St. Anthony's Cancer Center," wrote Brian Pence, director of the St. Anthony's Cancer Care Center, in an Oct. 19 letter to Tim Piper, director of Missouri's Certificate of Need Program.  "The proposed linear …

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