Reid opens new infusion center on Connersville campus

April 28, 2022 -- Reid Health is expanding its oncology treatment options with the opening of the Reid Connersville Infusion Center this week.

Located on the third floor of the health system's campus in Connersville at 1941 Virginia Ave., the infusion center has 10 bays for patients and will offer chemotherapy and infusion therapy services.

"Our location on the main campus in Richmond currently cares for a number of residents from Connersville and Fayette County," said Amy Slonaker, Oncology/Infusion Therapy Service Line Director. "Opening this new center allows us to provide additional services to those patients in an easier, more accessible, and convenient location."

Chemotherapy and infusion therapy are often part of a cancer patient's comprehensive treatment plan. They involve administering medication intravenously in a dedicated area that allows friends and family members to visit with patients while cancer navigators check in periodically to provide education and support as needed.

"Expanding this service to Connersville is part of the promise we made to the community nearly three years ago when we assumed ownership of the assets of the former Fayette Regional Health System. We continue to look for ways to make investments in the area that will help us fulfill our mission of leading our communities to well-being, one person at a time." -- Misti Foust-Cofield, Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer

The new center in Connersville will be open three days a week initially on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday with hours of 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Patients must be referred there for chemotherapy and cancer treatment by the providers at Reid Cancer Center.

"Expanding this service to Connersville is part of the promise we made to the community nearly three years ago when we assumed ownership of the assets of the former Fayette Regional Health System," said Misti Foust-Cofield, Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer for Reid Health.

"We continue to look for ways to make investments in the area that will help us fulfill our mission of leading our communities to well-being, one person at a time."