Sloan Kettering plans cancer center at Nassau’s Hub

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center plans to build a state-of-the-art outpatient cancer treatment center on part of the parking area at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced.

The facility will add approximately 250 clinical and administrative positions — with an average annual salary and benefits package totaling $150,000 — to Nassau’s healthcare industry, Mangano said. Healthcare is the county’s largest employer, he said.

The plan, submitted to the County Legislature for approval, includes the sale of approximately five acres of land on the southwest portion of the Coliseum property.

Sloan Kettering’s plans include building a two-story, 105,000 square-foot facility, which may be later expanded to approximately 140,000 square-feet of building floor area, as well as an adjacent 450-space parking garage.

Comprehensive adult oncology services are expected to include surgical, medical, and radiation oncology consultations, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, and other specialized services such as clinical research trials, genetic counseling, pain management support, lymphedema therapy, survivorship services, social work, and nutrition counseling. The adjacent parking garage will be accessible to Coliseum and Plaza visitors at night and on weekends for events. 

The agreement includes a use covenant and ensures the property reverts back to Nassau County under certain specific conditions, if the project fails to be used for healthcare-related purposes, Mangano said.