Regional facility will help better serve patients east of Cleveland, officials report
University Hospitals recently announced a $39 million investment to construct a new regional cancer hub at UH TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township.
The project, funded by UH, follows the opening of the UH Seidman Cancer Centers at UH Avon and UH Minoff Health in Beachwood.
The TriPoint hub marks UH’s commitment to providing accessible, high-quality cancer care closer to patients’ homes, noted Dr. Robyn Strosaker, president and COO of UH Lake Health Medical Centers.
“We are committed to assuring that we are poised to deliver the highest value cancer care for the future with the addition of additional comprehensive cancer centers in the community,” she said. “We also continue to invest in our TriPoint location, which is positioned to care for higher acuity patients.
“We look forward to providing leading-edge technology, innovative practices, strong clinical research and other initiatives that will help us advance our patient care on Cleveland’s east side.”
The addition will be located at the UH TriPoint Physician Pavilion, which is connected to the center. The project was officially approved last June.
Strosaker added that construction will begin this spring, including the renovation of the first two floors of the existing pavilion, and an expansion.
The hub is expected to be completed in the fall of 2026 and will:
• Enhance medical and radiation oncology, infusion, supportive care and pharmacy services at one convenient location, reducing the need for patients to travel to additional sites
• Expand clinical trials and services for specialized and complex treatments that were previously only available downtown at UH Cleveland Medical Center
• Allow for academic subspecialists in surgical oncology, medical oncology and radiation oncology to see patients in the community.
“We will (also) continue to grow our caregiver base as we grow our patient volumes in the market with this new center,” Strosaker said. “We are working to inform our patients, and are reaching out to them directly to reschedule appointments and minimize any inconvenience this change of location may cause.”
Last September, UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital, an extension of UH Cleveland Medical Center, began operating maternity and newborn services at UH TriPoint Medical Center.
The system also re-established Level 2 special care nursery services as part of the comprehensive family birthing center for families in Lake County, Ashtabula County and nearby communities, to provide advanced care for babies born prematurely who are recovering from more serious health problems.
Additionally, UH will move cancer services from UH Conneaut Medical Center to UH Geneva Medical Center later this year.
Cancer services currently offered at UH Mentor Health Center will eventually be moved to UH TriPoint.
Those buildings will be repurposed to offer other medical services for the community, officials confirmed, noting expanded services at UH Minoff will include increasing the capacity of its infusion center and adding medical office spaces.
“We made this decision with patient safety and outcomes as the priority,” said Dr. Ted Teknos, UH Seidman Cancer Center’s president and scientific director. “This change allows us to improve coordination of care for patients undergoing cancer treatment, and further integrate research and clinical expertise to advance cancer care in the region.”
Concord Township Trustee Amy Lucci added that the board is excited about the new center, describing the project as “great news.”
The township’s administrator, Andy Rose, echoed Lucci.
“The center will provide great service not only to Concord but to Lake County and the adjoining counties and it brings more people to Concord,” he said. “It will help our restaurants, our stores, and our retail sector, and I think that’s just fantastic.”
News-Herald Staff Writer Bryson Durst contributed to this article.