The James Graham Brown Cancer Center
at Taylor Regional Hospital Holds Open House

The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at Taylor Regional Hospital was officially christened April 10 with a ribbon cutting. 

Pictured are:   Dr. David George. Dr. Salem George, Dr. Brian Scott, Elmer George, Dr. Eugene Shively, Dr. James Ewing, Dr. James Angel, Dr. Baby Jose, Dr. William Spanos, Dr. Luis Carrascosa, Jane Wheatley, Tim Herber, Don Miller, TRH board of trustees and staff.

April, 2005 -- (CAMPBELLSVILLE, KENTUCKY) – The James Graham Brown Cancer Center held an Open House for the community on Sunday, April 10, 2005 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm with approximately 400 in attendance. 

The $1.6 million, 10,800 square foot Center offers both radiation and chemotherapy
treatments to the residents of the area and officially opened for patients on March 7,
2005.  Dr. William Spanos and his group are providing physician services for the radiation
department and Dr. Donald Miller and his group are providing medical oncology services.
Dr. Spanos and Dr. Miller are with the James Graham Brown Cancer Center in Louisville.

“We are very proud that our cancer program at TRH has been certified since 1996 and are
pleased to be able to offer such a high caliber service to the residents of our regional
area,” says Dr. Eugene Shively, Chairman of the Taylor Regional Hospital Cancer Committee.   “It is a very exciting time here at TRH with the completion of our Cancer Treatment Center, in conjunction with the Brown Cancer Center, which will only add to our ability to provide these services. We are able to provide quality treatment locally that is second to none.”

The opening marks the end of a four-year process, according to Jane Wheatley, CEO of Taylor Regional Hospital. The goal was to serve cancer patients locally, ending the need for
daily trips to Louisville for treatment.   “That is what we have been striving to get for our patients here for many years,” says Dr.   James Angel, Urologist in Campbellsville. “It will offer a full range of cancer treatment,” said Angel. “The same treatment that can be found at any cancer center in Kentucky.”

Chemotherapy treatment has been available at TRH for several years and the program has been certified by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons since 1996 and was re-certified in 2004 with five commendations. However, patients have previously had to travel to Louisville for radiation therapy.  The transportation to the Brown Cancer Center in Louisville has been provided by Taylor Regional Hospital and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at no cost to patients. There were normally two trips made each day with one van going through Greensburg and Elizabethtown and one van going through Lebanon and Bardstown to pick up patients along the route.

According to an article in the February 21st edition of the Central Kentucky News-Journal,
Jane Wheatley, CEO stated that 85% of those patients can be treated at the new center in
Campbellsville. The remaining 15% require specialized treatment.

The 90-bed Taylor Regional Hospital opened in 1973 with a mission to provide high-quality
health care and services to enhance the total health needs of its community. In 1995,
Taylor County Hospital and Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services entered into a management partnership to support Taylor Regional Hospital in its continuing mission to serve the local region.