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St. Francis Hospital is in the beginning phase of a major renovation and expansion campaign. Through the thoughtful generosity of friends, family and patients of Dr. Jack Tidwell, we are pleased to announce that a new lecture hall will be named after him.
St. Francis Hospital has state approval to complete extensive renovation and expansion projects to meet the growing needs of Columbus and this region. These projects, estimated at $110 million, are just another step to bring world-class health care to Columbus and the region. Construction began late spring 2010 and should be completed by year-end 2011.
These projects allow the hospital to have 230 private rooms while maintaining their licensed capacity of 292. It will also allow for seven additional operating rooms; a dedicated cardiovascular surgical suite; four cardiac catheterization labs; a special procedures room; and a 40 percent increase in ER capacity. Additionally, these expansions will add space for physician-driven Centers of Excellence and address infrastructure issues associated with the hospital’s original facility, now approaching 60 years old.
“Our community will benefit greatly from these projects. Our new facilities will offer patients a higher quality of health care and more expedient access to that care. These expansions will not only benefit our community today, but also the children and grandchildren of this generation,” said Steve Butler, chair, St. Francis Hospital Board of Trustees planning committee.
ABOUT DR. JACK TIDWELL
Earning the trust of patients and physicians for over 25 years, Dr. Jack Tidwell is the only Radiation Oncologist trained physician in the Columbus, Georgia area. At the Tidwell Cancer Treatment Center, hope has never been higher for those fighting cancer. Dr. Jack Tidwell has been practicing in Columbus since 1992.
With extensive experience, he trained under Dr. Gilbert Fletcher, the “Father of Radiology”. Dr. Jack Tidwell also received three years of advanced training at the renowned M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was the first physician in the region to offer dynamic arc-modulated radiation therapy, serving as a teaching and training resource for doctors from around the world. His IMRT (Image Modulating Radiation Therapy) allows him to maximize the treatment of the cancer while minimizing the effect on surrounding tissue and organs. It is the most technologically advanced method available.
Working as a team with patients, their families and other physicians, Tidwell Cancer Treatment Center provides the Columbus community with the finest radiation cancer treatment available in a caring and compassionate environment.
For more information on this program or to make a contribution in Dr. Jack Tidwell’s honor for the many lives he has touched in his ongoing commitment to cancer care in Columbus, Georgia please contact the St. Francis Foundation at (706) 653.9375.
Photography Courtesy of Seth Oliver Grant.
