News Release

Contact:    Tracy Jarvis

tjarvis@cphospital.org

Corporate Communications – 261-5401

January 27, 2010

CPH Unveils New Cancer Treatment Unit

[Photo caption: Canton-Potsdam Hospital will begin providing chemotherapy treatments to cancer patients in its new medical oncology treatment unit on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. The treatment unit was created in a wing on the second floor of the Hospital. The area consists of office space for Dr. Howard J. Gold, CPH’s new medical oncology specialist, a preparation area for chemotherapeutic agents, a treatment space with flat-screen televisions, head phones, and comfortable chemotherapy chairs for patients, and a lounge with an education room for patients and families. In addition to chemotherapeutic treatments, the unit provides examination space for Dr. Gold’s hospital-based practice, and consultation space where he can meet with families and discuss options. Dr. Gold’s practice emphasizes an approach to treating the whole patient, combining traditional cancer treatment with approaches that care for the patient spiritually and emotionally. Shown above, left to right, Mary Ellen Girard, Patient Representative, and Jackie Dow, Director of Oncology Services, preparing to receive the treatment area’s first patients at the 50 Leroy Street facility. For more information or to make an appointment, patients should contact their primary care provider or call Mary Ellen Girard at 261-5890]

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