Mayo Clinic plans to build a $10 million outpatient cancer treatment center in Northfield, Minn., estimated to serve more than 200 cancer patients a year.
"This facility will significantly benefit cancer patients in the Northfield area who currently have to travel significant distances to receive radiation oncology services," Dr. Robert Miller of Mayo's Department of Radiation Oncology said in a prepared statement. "Anyone who's battled cancer or helped someone battle cancer understands how difficult it can be for patients who are often quite ill to travel great distances for daily treatments over several weeks."
Patients will also have access to services at Northfield Hospital, owned by the city of Northfield.
Northfield is midway between Mayo's flagship Rochester campus and the Twin Cities, a market where Mayo has made moves in recent years. Mayo is looking at potential locations in Northfield and expects construction to be completed by early summer 2011.
CHEN MAY YEE