Bryan Health has unveiled plans for a new comprehensive community cancer center on the new Bryan South Campus. It will be named the April Sampson Cancer Center in honor of a Lincoln entrepreneur who lost her battle with breast cancer five years ago.
Sampson’s family donated nearly 29 acres of land near 40th and Rokeby Road for development of the Bryan South Campus. Their wife
“This service has been something cancer patients have longed for in our region, and something we have
been working towards for many years,” says Russ Gronewold, president and CEO, Bryan Health.
In Nebraska, over 75,000 people require cancer treatment each year. The April Sampson Cancer Center will be located near 40th and Rokeby Road in south Lincoln. The $45 million, 140,000 square foot facility is scheduled to open in 2023. The
facility will offer advanced technology and treatment with a healing, comfortable environment. The
approach to cancer treatment will honor the highest-quality, protocol-driven care available using a multidisciplinary approach:
▪ Treatment
Clinical trials and new treatment options through EGOG-ACRIN and MD Anderson
Treatment planning with evidence-based national guidelines
Rehabilitation and therapy gym
Precision genomic medicine
Specialty pharmacy
▪ Care
Nurse navigators to guide care
Palliative care services to ease discomfort and transitions
Wig fitting and styling, breast prosthesis services and cancer-sensitive apparel
Social workers
Care monitoring and quality improvement
▪ Counseling
Genetics
Mental health
Spiritual care
Financial
Nutrition
For more information on the April Sampson Cancer Center, visit www.bryanhealth.org/
