Infusing Hope Together
The Campaign to Shape the Future of Cancer Care on the South Oregon Coast
We can save lives
Many Curry County residents travel up to seven hours round-trip for chemotherapy. The physical, emotional, and financial toll - fuel, lodging, meals, lost wages, and childcare - can delay, interrupt, or deter treatment and likely contributes to cancer deaths in Curry County, which exceed the Oregon average by 11% and the national average by 12% Because access to oncology centers outside the county relies on a single transportation corridor - US Highway 101 along the coast, with US 199 as the only inland alternate - closures on either route due to storms, landslides, or wildfires can temporarily cut patients off from lifesaving care.
Hope starts here
Curry Health Network will build a modern infusion center in Gold Beach to provide chemotherapy and other basic cancer treatments, close to home. Timely, local care helps patients start and stay on treatment.What the campaign will fund
• A two-story addition on the south side of Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach (~6,730 sq. ft.)• Main level: the Curry Infusion Center, directly connected to the hospital's main level (~3,365 sq. ft.)
Keeping care - and dollars - local
No one should have to choose between maintaining health and staying in their hometown. Care close to home keeps paychecks intact and dollars local: lower out-of-pocket travel costs, fewer unpaid days off, more spending at local businesses, and new healthcare jobs that benefit Gold Beach, Brookings, Port Orford, and surrounding communities.What this means for patients and families
Now is the time to extend CHN's person-centered care to those facing cancer. It's time to provide infusion treatments close to home.Why now?
CHN has secured 78% of project funding and is just $2 million away from bringing basic cancer care - including chemotherapy infusion - close to home on the southern Oregon coast.