HighPoint Health System and Sumner Regional Medical Center recently celebrated groundbreaking on the Carpenter Cancer Center at Sumner Station in Gallatin. Named in honor of LifePoint Health Chairman and CEO Bill Carpenter, the $18 million, state-of-the-art treatment facility will feature comprehensive cancer care in 17,000 square feet of new construction, including the addition of Varian TrueBEAM, PET/CT scanner, and a CT simulator, along with centralized services, support groups and nurse navigation all under one roof.
The Carpenter Cancer Center, which will replace Sumner Regional’s current cancer care services at the hospital, will feature a skilled oncology team of 10 full-time employees led by medical oncologist Dianna Shipley, MD, and radiation oncologist Robert McClure, MD. The facility is expected to open in the first quarter of 2016.