Matt Sherer, Director of Oncology Service Line at UMC Health System, shared on LinkedIn:
“Building a Cancer Center ≠ Building a Program
You can build a beautiful cancer center and still fail as a cancer program. I’ve been involved in multiple cancer center developments, and here’s the reality.
The building isn’t the differentiator – the model is.
The highest-performing oncology programs align around three things:
- Physician integration (true dyad leadership – not parallel silos)
- Seamless patient navigation across the continuum
- Disciplined operational and financial infrastructure
Without those, you don’t have a cancer program – you have a facility. The most successful programs I’ve seen didn’t start with architecture. They started with alignment, governance, and strategy – and built the facility around it.
Takeaway:
- Don’t design a building first.
- Design the care model first.”
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