Sampson Construction Donates Land for New $45M Bryan Health Cancer Center
In November, Bryan Health (www.bryanhealth.org/new-cancer-center) announced details for a new $45 million, 140,000-square-foot comprehensive community cancer center in South Lincoln to centralize cancer care under one roof. This site will become a future south campus for Bryan. John Sampson, president of Sampson Construction and his daughter, Cori Vokoun, vice president, donated 28.8 acres of land near 40th and Rokeby Road in south Lincoln for the project. Their wife and mother, April, lost her life after a battle with breast cancer.
“To address the journey of health care, particularly when you have cancer, is a very soul-searching item,” said Sampson. “Right now, families who have been affected by cancer deal with fragmented care, not by the fault of any doctors or medical groups. It’s simply the reality of the situation. Getting this care under one roof is going to be so huge.”
In Lancaster, Saline, Gage, and Seward counties, nearly 9,000 people receive cancer treatment each year. Almost half of those patients seek care outside Lincoln. A comprehensive community cancer center uses the same treatment protocols as National Cancer Institute (NCI) facilities while allowing patients to receive care close to home.
The Bryan Comprehensive Community Cancer Center will offer advanced technology and treatment with a healing, comfortable environment. Bryan’s approach to cancer treatment will honor the highest-quality treatment, care, and counseling available using a multi-disciplinary approach. For more information, visit www.bryanhealth.org/new-cancer-center.