Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Cancer Center
Hudson Valley Hospital Center has been transforming itself from a local hospital to a regional medical center. Its latest facility, the Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Cancer Center, brings the technology you would expect to find in New York City to the convenience of Cortlandt Manor.
“People undergoing treatment for cancer should not have to travel long distances to get excellent care,’’ said John C. Federspiel, president of Hudson Valley Hospital Center. “An average of 1,000 people in our area are diagnosed with cancer each year. Each of them will make an average of 100 trips during the course of their treatment. Our new cancer center will provide everything they need in one place, making treatment less stressful for them and their families.”
The Lindenbaum Cancer Center is a comprehensive cancer center that offers patients a place where they can get all services in one convenient location. It has all services in one building. Bringing together infusion and radiation services, a women’ s health imaging center, as well as an experienced team of doctors and medical professionals who will work together to treat the patient as a whole person.
The center will initially treat breast, prostate, melanoma, colorectal and lung cancers.
It will offer patients a full range of services, including: chemotherapy; radiation therapy; reconstructive surgery; counseling and support services; breast cancer boutique; early detection screening and an RN patient navigator. In addition, the center will offer the most state-of-the art radiation therapy called Tomotherapy, which uses advanced technology to more accurately pinpoint cancer and eradicate it while sparing health tissue. HVHC is the only hospital in the region offering that technology.
“Hudson Valley Hospital Center is really the only hospital in the area that dedicated to the concept, and they should be commended for bringing patient-centered care to the Hudson Valley,” said Dr. C. Andrew Salzberg of New York Group for Plastic Surgery, which is one of the medical groups who will have offices within the cancer center.
Bruce Lindenbaum, a long-time supporter of the hospital and president of Frank & Lindy Plumbing and Heating Inc. of Peekskill, helped to make the $12 million cancer center a reality. His family has provided an endowment to the cancer center which is named after his late wife Cheryl, who died of breast cancer in 2005.
Lindenbaum said that his wife “loved this hospital and would have been very happy to and proud to see it named after her.’’
At the Nov. 17 unveiling, State Sen. Greg Ball, said he was impressed at the Hospital’s transformation into a medical center for the Hudson Valley. He said that the state of New York had a serious problem with the loss of medical specialists in recent years, and the Hospital’s ability to attract such a high caliber of medical professionals was a tremendous asset to the community.
“What they have done here is truly amazing,’’ said Ball. “The administration and the staff of this hospital should be commended for opening this center during these difficult times. It will be an economic engine for the community.’
The Hospital hopes to raise $5 million to help offset the $12 million cost of the center and has launched a major fundraising campaign. For information about naming opportunities, contact the Hospital’s Foundation at 914-734-3526 or visit www.hvhc.org.
