Matt Sherer, Director of Oncology Service Line at UMC Health Systen, shared on LinkedIn:
”The cancer center of the future is not defined by square footage, it is defined by connectivity.
A beautiful facility can still deliver fragmented care. The real differentiators are:
- One intake pathway
- One navigation model
- One multidisciplinary structure
- One referral strategy
- One access dashboard
- One governance model
- One regional growth plan
The strongest programs build around the patient journey – not the department map.
Having been involved in large-scale cancer center development across multiple organizations, I have found a consistent lesson: a building can create momentum, but it cannot replace strategy.
Bottom line: Don’t build a destination unless you’ve designed the system that gets patients there.”
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