Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Patients to Newly Expanded Buckingham Site

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President and CEO of Fox Chase, Robert Uzzo, MD, MBA, is presented with a certificate of recognition and a flag that had been flown over the capital from Kevin Bongarzone, staffer to Congressman Fitzpatrick.

PHILADELPHIA (April 15, 2024) — Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to welcome patients to its newly expanded Buckingham site, which is located at 2365 Heritage Center Drive in Furlong, Pennsylvania.

“With this expansion, we have been able to add chemotherapy infusion and surgical consults to the other cancer services that were previously available at this site,” said Robert Uzzo, MD, MBA, FACS, President and CEO of Fox Chase.

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“We know a significant subset of patients that, because of the nature of their cancer, receive both infusion and radiation. We are pleased to announce that they will now be able to receive these services in the same location, administered by staff who have been recognized as top performers in patient care by third-party surveyors.”

Fox Chase has invested $1.9 million in the Buckingham expansion, which includes the addition of eight infusion chairs, seven exam rooms, and a CT scanner. 

Fox Chase - Buckingham is home to Temple Health System’s CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System, which delivers high-dose targeted radiation that can be completed in just a few sessions. It is an outpatient procedure that does not require incisions, anesthesia, or hospitalization. The treatment is usually administered to patients being treated for lung, liver, or kidney cancer.

The location also continues to offer services that include other forms of radiation oncology, genetic counseling, high-risk breast clinical care, diagnostic CT scanning, surgical consults, and access to clinical trials.

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Fox Chase - Buckingham became Fox Chase’s first network facility when it opened in 2009. Since then, the location has welcomed more than 500 patients per month from Bucks County, Montgomery County, Lehigh County, Scranton/Wilke-Barre, and parts of New Jersey.

“We are thrilled to be increasing access to these important treatments through this expansion,” said Uzzo. “We look forward to welcoming the hundreds of patients we see each month to a facility that continues to grow with the needs of our patients.”

To make an appointment at the newly expanded Fox Chase - Buckingham location, call 1-888-FOX CHASE.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

For more information, call 888-369-2427

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