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Dolores Hopper Takes Helm at York Cancer Care Center

Posted on: Thursday, 26 January 2006, 18:00 CST

Dolores "Dee" Hopper RN, MBA, has been appointed executive director to the Cancer Care Center of York County, receiving unanimous approval from the CCCYC board.

Before joining the staff, Hopper served as its vice president of patient care at Goodall Hospital for nine years. While leading patient care initiatives, she was at the forefront of establishing the Goodall Oncology Center, which began in 2000 in two patient rooms at the hospital and moved into its own space in the Woodbury Building on the hospital campus.

Hopper shared chief executive officer duties when Goodall searched for a new leader in 2004. She also has been involved in discussions and planning for the CCCYC from its inception.

"We'll miss Dee at Goodall, but we know that she will not be far away and that we'll continue to work very closely with her," said Darlene Stromstad, Goodall's president and chief executive officer. "We know that with her leadership, the Cancer Center of York County will move in the right direction and provide the best possible cancer care to the region's patients."

Hopper will report to a board of directors that represent the three member hospitals: Goodall, Southern Maine Medical Center and Maine Medical Center. In this new position, she will be directly responsible for the growth and development of the center, ensuring that comprehensive care is provided to the patients.

"I've learned a great deal about cancer care in my time at Goodall Hospital, and I'm looking forward to leading the efforts at the Cancer Care Center of York County," Hopper said. "Our center will offer the very best care to its patients, as well as extend support to patients' families. Cancer care requires a team approach, and I believe that the compassion and ability of the team we're assembling at the Cancer Care Center of York County is second to none."

Scheduled to open in March 2006, the Cancer Care Center of York County has been a community collaboration from the beginning. It will be the only facility in York County offering radiation therapy treatment. It also will provide chemotherapy, a full range of cancer care support and will include cancer care physicians' offices for leading oncologists from the Maine Center for Cancer Medicine.

Source: Portland Press Herald

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