{"id":154390,"date":"2018-09-24T16:30:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T21:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=154390"},"modified":"2018-09-30T18:11:26","modified_gmt":"2018-09-30T23:11:26","slug":"community-raises-over-85k-cancer-center-nearing-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=154390","title":{"rendered":"Over $85K, raised, Cancer Center nearing goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Jamestown (JRMC)\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> As construction kicks off, the JRMC Cancer Center nears it\u2019s fundraising goal.<\/p>\n

The community raised more than $85,000 for local cancer care at the JRMC Cancer Center Mile Marker 256: a Private Debut on Thursday, Sept. 27. That means the JRMC Foundation is about $20,000 shy of it\u2019s $1.5 million goal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The dream of local cancer care is coming true, said Trisha Jungels, JRMC\u2019s Chief Nursing Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer. Construction for the Jamestown Regional Medical Center Cancer Center begins next week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe community\u2019s support blows us away. At our Mile 256 event, one family named an endowment after their late mother. Another attendee purchased a signed Carson Wentz jersey for $2,500 and then gave it back to sell it again. We are so fortunate,\u201d Jungels said.<\/p>\n

Jungels said oncology services were a dream of the Boards and the community when JRMC moved from downtown to southwest Jamestown in 2011.<\/p>\n

The JRMC Operating Board made its decision to begin construction at its regular meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 26.<\/p>\n

Construction will include eight infusion rooms. Those rooms will serve more than 100 people a month, saving 160,000 miles of travel each year.<\/p>\n

In Stutsman County, cancer is the leading cause of death for individuals ages 45-84.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis community is so generous,\u201d said JRMC Foundation Director Lisa Jackson. \u201cWe\u2019re glad to move forward on this Journey to Oncology.\u201d<\/p>\n

The public can still eliminate miles in the journey to receive cancer care, Jackson said. The shortest trip to receive chemotherapy costs about $35 in gas, round trip. Over the course of treatment, people will need to make a minimum of 30 trips. This is an expense of more than $1,000 or $88 per month.<\/p>\n

Every gift of $1,000 or more will receive recognition (in the donor\u2019s name or in honor or memory of a loved one) in the vestibule entrance of JRMC Cancer Center. This gift will surround patients and their families with support.<\/p>\n

The community is also welcome to learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center at the Brunch Out Cancer event on Sunday, Sept. 30.<\/p>\n

The event is open from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes small tours of the JRMC Cancer Center shell space and a light brunch. Admission is a freewill donation to the JRMC Cancer Center.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the JRMC Cancer Center or Brunch Out Cancer, call (701) 952-4880 or visit www.jrmcnd.com\/journey.
\nAbout Jamestown Regional Medical Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20th<\/sup> St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2018, it was named a \u201cTop 100 Critical Access Hospital\u201d as well as a \u201cBest Places to Work in Healthcare.\u201d \u00a0For more information, visit www.jrmcnd.com<\/a> or call (701) 952-1050.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jamestown (JRMC)\u00a0 \u00a0 As construction kicks off, the JRMC Cancer Center nears it\u2019s fundraising goal. The community raised more than $85,000 for local cancer care at the JRMC Cancer Center Mile Marker 256: a Private Debut on Thursday, Sept. 27. That means the JRMC Foundation is about $20,000 shy of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-154390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jamestown"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=154390"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154398,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154390\/revisions\/154398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=154390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=154390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=154390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}