Infusing Hope Together

The Campaign to Shape the Future of Cancer Care on the South Coast

We can save lives

Many Curry County residents travel up to seven hours round-trip for chemotherapy. The physical, emotional, and financial toll—fuel, lodging, meals, lost wages, and childcare—can delay, interrupt, or deter treatment and likely contribute to cancer deaths in Curry County, which exceed the Oregon average by 21% and the national average by 22%. Because access to oncology centers outside the county relies on a single transportation corridor—US Highway 101 along the coast, with US 199 as the only inland alternate—closures on either route due to storms, landslides, or wildfires can temporarily cut patients off from lifesaving care.

Hope starts here

Curry Health Network (CHN) will build a modern infusion center in Gold Beach to provide chemotherapy and other basic cancer treatments close to home. Timely, local care helps patients start and stay on treatment.

Stronger together

Reducing travel addresses a critical gap in care for a community with a markedly older population, higher disability rates, and a higher concentration of veterans than state and national averages.

Keeping care—and dollars—local

No one should have to choose between maintaining health and staying in their hometown. Care close to home keeps paychecks intact and dollars local: lower out-of-pocket travel costs (gas, lodging, meals), fewer unpaid days off, more spending at local businesses, and new healthcare jobs that benefit Gold Beach, Brookings, Port Orford, and surrounding communities.

What this means for patients and families

Now is the time to extend CHN’s person-centered care to those facing cancer. It’s time to provide infusion treatments close to home.