The openings of the new Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center in February and the North Pavilion in March expand the treatment and care available on the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center campus.
The North Pavilion features a new adult emergency department that is designed to expedite care. For example, each new patient is seen quickly by an initial provider at a “first-look station” before proceeding to the large family lounge. After seeing a provider in an intake room, patients can wait for test results in a separate lounge. Those requiring more monitoring or testing before returning home can stay in larger rooms in an observation unit with access to emergency staff.
The $40.1 million building also houses the Pediatric Center, which combines a pediatric emergency department—the first at Hopkins Bayview—and a pediatric inpatient unit. The center is staffed 24/7 by a multidisciplinary team trained in the medical, emotional and developmental needs of children. It also provides specialized equipment in a range of sizes, as well as technology and monitoring systems designed specifically for children.
The expanded Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center increases the size of the medical oncology practice and brings radiation oncology to Hopkins Bayview for the first time. Thoracic oncology—lung cancer, esophageal cancer and mesothelioma—is the main focus of this location. The new facility provides thoracic expertise from radiology, pathology, interventional pulmonology, and surgical, medical and radiation oncology. A lung cancer screening program offers screening procedures for people at risk for developing lung cancer.
“We consolidated all of our thoracic cancer services onto the Hopkins Bayview campus to provide better patient-centered care,” explains Julie Brahmer, director of the Thoracic Oncology Program. “Having all of these disciplines in one location is a great benefit to patients.”
Beyond its focus on lung cancer, the Cancer Center is equipped to offer expert surgical, medical and radiation oncology care in all types of cancer, in addition to palliative care.
The $26 million facility houses 21 infusion bays, 20 clinical exam rooms, a CT simulator and a linear accelerator for radiation treatments. Having radiation oncology on campus means patients can now come to one place for all of their cancer treatments.
The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center on the Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus Tour
Take a video tour of the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center campus’ Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and its state-of-the-art facilities for cancer treatment, part of the only facility in the state of Maryland to earn a Comprehensive Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer Institute. Meet some of the multidisciplinary team of physicians and staff members who provide comfort and individualized, world-class cancer care to our patients.