Earlier this week, UT Southwestern announced plans to expand its cancer services with a new radiation oncology clinic in the Fort Worth Medical District.
The new two-story $177 million Radiation Oncology campus is expected to open in 2028, with construction kicking off in early summer 2025. Once complete, the facility will house the city’s first MRI-guided precision radiation treatment.
“We are delighted to be a part of the Fort Worth medical community and are deeply grateful for the people and organizations in Tarrant County whose generous support is helping make it possible for us to undertake construction of this facility and expand services to meet the medical needs of the area,” the president of UT Southwestern, Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., said in a November 25 news release from UTSW. “The support improves access to research-informed cancer care in Fort Worth and the surrounding region.”
According to the release, the facility is, in part, a response to Tarrant County’s surging population. As detailed earlier this year in The Dallas Express, Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. In 2023, Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, added more than 27,000 new residents, ranking it the ninth fastest-growing county nationwide last year.
“Many cancer patients in Tarrant and surrounding counties travel to Dallas for precision radiation therapy, which can be one of the most intensive aspects of cancer treatment. As Fort Worth grows, so must the availability of skilled clinicians and radiation services close to home,” stressed nationally recognized colorectal cancer surgeon Jonathan Efron, M.D., Executive Vice President for Health System Affairs.
Efron says the new state-of-the-art facility will help patients get more customized care.
“The addition of these advanced radiation oncology services and therapies in Fort Worth enhances our collaborative team-based approach to care and our ability to deliver personalized, as opposed to one-size-fits-all, treatments for our patients,” he said.