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Mead Lumber and the Mead family celebrated a ribbon-cutting for the opening of the Mead Family Cancer Center at The Columbus Community Hospital on Oct. 22. Made possible by a gift from Bob Mead, Mead Lumber’s president and CEO from 1987 to 2006, the center brings comprehensive cancer services together in one location next to the hospital. It opens to patients in November.
The center is named for the Mead family, a staple in Columbus for generations. Mead Lumber, founded by Bob Mead’s grandfather, Morton Mead, in 1910, expanded to Columbus in 1934 and still operates a lumber yard and administrative offices in the city.
“My family has been touched by cancer. I’m giving to this center because I believe everyone deserves access to compassionate care and cutting-edge treatments within their community,” says Bob Mead.
The 26,500-square-foot center consolidates infusion therapy, radiation oncology, medical oncology, PET/CT imaging and patient navigation in one location. The center has a permanent PET/CT scanner available five days a week. Before, PET/CT was available once a week through a mobile unit. The center also has a Varian TrueBeam linear accelerator, an advanced radiation therapy system known for its precision, speed and ability to limit damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
”Bob and Gail, over the years, have committed to the hospital in so many ways,” says CCH president and CEO Michael Hansen. “The biggest thing is people won’t have to travel for a majority of their cancer care.”
