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CaroMont Health to invest $200 million in expanded cancer care
By Kenneth Lee Jr.
April 16, 2026 at 1:08 PM EDT
A local health providersystem is making a major multi-million dollar investment in cancer care.
CaroMont Health says it plans to’s spending $200 million dollars on expanded oncology care, which officials said is the second largest investment in the health system’s history. The investment will have three major components at CaroMont'its Belmont and Gastonia locations.
In Gastonia, CaroMontthe hospital will build a new 125,000-thousand- square- foot cancer center on the CaroMont Regional Medical Center campus. At the Belmont location, there will behe system plans to open a new hematology and oncology physician office in the Medical Pavilion in June.
Additionally, the CaroMont Regional Medical Center will also build a new radiation therapy center that will increase capacity by 30 percent%. The investments will double the health systems oncology capacity to up to 3,000 cancer patientscases per year.
CaroMont Health says it plans to’s spending $200 million dollars on expanded oncology care, which officials said is the second largest investment in the health system’s history. The investment will have three major components at CaroMont'its Belmont and Gastonia locations.
In Gastonia, CaroMontthe hospital will build a new 125,000-thousand- square- foot cancer center on the CaroMont Regional Medical Center campus. At the Belmont location, there will behe system plans to open a new hematology and oncology physician office in the Medical Pavilion in June.
Additionally, the CaroMont Regional Medical Center will also build a new radiation therapy center that will increase capacity by 30 percent%. The investments will double the health systems oncology capacity to up to 3,000 cancer patientscases per year.