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November 5, 2008 / Brooklyn news / Downtown

Sloan-Kettering coming to Brooklyn

By Sarah Portlock

The Brooklyn Paper

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center wants to bring its world-renowned cancer doctors to Downtown Brooklyn.

Last week, the legendary medical center signaled its desire to open a $5.1-million outpatient chemotherapy center when it applied to the state Health Department to open the clinic, a move necessary before any hospital builds a new facility or acquires expensive equipment, explained Sloan-Kettering spokeswoman Christine Hickey.

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The project would be the hospital’s first expansion within the five boroughs. It currently has facilities in Westchester, New Jersey and on Long Island.

“Many of our patients come from Brooklyn, and we know that it can be very difficult to travel into Manhattan for cancer treatment,” Hickey said. “We wanted to respond to the needs of our patients by bringing some of our services closer to where they live.”

State officials preliminarily approved the application on Oct. 24, but will now conduct further review to determine the hospital’s need, financial analysis, costs and architecture, said agency spokeswoman Beth Goldberg.

“At this point, it’s really early [in the process] so we can’t give a timeline,” Goldberg said.

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“It’s different with every application.”

The Sloan-Kettering would provide only chemotherapy for its patients in a space at 557 Atlantic Ave., near Fourth Avenue. For other cancer treatments, like radiation, patients will still have to into Manhattan, Hickey said.

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Reader Feedback

nicky 215 says:

great- its about time we got first class medicine in bklyn- things change lich with its poor medicine downsizes and sloan moeves to brooklyn.. go brooklyn

Nov. 5, 2008, 11:22 am

BD from Carroll Gardens says:

Yes i am very pleased in hearing of this. Our neighborhood, has had its presay about how many years ago, there was about a cancer bout. Rate of residents in neighborhood grew high. So, it would comfort alot to know that the team of Sloan Kettering is thinking of downtown Brooklyn. Since, LICH-is closing so many of its departments, maybe Sloan Kettering would be a good idea to merge or rent with their openings. Already, alot are pleased in hearing this. Good Luck.
Comfort to those who must travel to NY.

Nov. 6, 2008, 12:51 pm

Andrew Porter from Brooklyn Heights says:

Sloan Kettering has numerous branches in Manhattan, not just the central hospital as your article implies. They have also been in the process of building a full block long building on Second Avenue in the 60th, to concentrate on breast cancer.

I underwent 5 months of chemotherapy at the 160 East 53rd Street location, and it was a quick and easy subway ride on the A, transferring to the E/V, with the subway exit literally at the corner of Third Avenue and East 53rd Street.

Their central hospital continues to expand, mostly upward.

Nov. 10, 2008, 12:43 am

Elvis from Woodhaven NY says:

Great idea we need mskcc to grow bigger.
It would be nice to expand it to different states as well

Nov. 21, 2008, 10:36 pm

mskccheats from heights says:

for a summary of ethics and safety concerns at a high profile cancer research center (mskcc), please see: www.mskccheats.blogspot.com; “Sloan is pursuing a systemic approach to reducing expenses and increasing revenues […] One example of this is discouraging terminally ill patients from seeking initial treatment or second opinions from the cancer center […] the admission of such patients is counterproductive […] to Sloan Kettering.” [paraphrasing salient features, MSKCC, CFO/Chief Financial Officer]; MSKCC, we hoped you'd be our hero. Minimally, MSKCC, you're SUPPOSED to care. Boo. You know better.

April 1, 2009, 9:19 pm

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