Фонд Миссури выделил 1 млн долларов на расширение онкологической помощи в Кирксвилле

Hannibal Regional receives $1 million grant to expand cancer care to Kirksville Published 1:51 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 HANNIBAL — Hannibal Regional Foundation has received a $1 million grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to support cancer care in the Hannibal and Kirksville areas, funding that will help pay for two new linear accelerators used to deliver radiation treatment to cancer patients. A new linear accelerator has already been purchased for Hannibal Regional’s Cary Cancer Center and is expected to begin treating patients by December. A second machine, also partially funded by the grant, will be installed at a new cancer center under construction in Kirksville, which remains on track to open in June 2027. Hannibal Regional has provided radiation oncology care at the Cary Cancer Center for more than 20 years and plans to extend the same services to Kirksville once the new center opens. Radiation oncology services have not been available in Kirksville for more than four years, forcing patients who need the treatment to travel 90 miles each way, often five days a week for four to six weeks, to receive care. Todd Ahrens, president and CEO of Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, credited the foundation’s continued support for making the expansion possible. “We are so grateful for our long-standing partnership with Missouri Foundation for Health,” Ahrens said. “Over the years we have worked together on many projects to help improve the lives of our patients and communities, bringing better health to rural areas.”