Mar 13, 2011Top University News

Katie Couric Helps Dedicate Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center

by Dan Heuchert, UVA Today

TOPICS: Alumni, Alumnae, Grounds & Buildings, Health, Schools & Departments, Medical School, University News,

Katie Couric Photo courtesy of U.Va.‘s Health System

February 28, 2011 — Katie Couric and University of Virginia leaders joined hundreds of guests Saturday to dedicate the new Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, which brings together U.Va.‘s cancer experts in a patient-friendly facility with the most advanced treatment options.

The approximately 150,000-square-foot building for outpatient cancer care is named for the late Virginia State Senator Emily Couric, who died from pancreatic cancer in 2001. Patients will begin receiving care in the $74 million facility April 4.

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Diane Grieder on March 17, 2011
Fabulous- I am impressed about the statements on the “patient experience” - that’s what medicine/care should be all about! I am so proud of UVA and the Couric family.

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