AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott Monday joined members of The University of Texas System Board of Regents to announce a transformative partnership between UT Austin and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center to build a new hospital and comprehensive cancer care center on UT Austin’s campus, bringing the nation’s top-ranked oncology clinicians and health care providers to Austin.
“The State of Texas has been on a mission to use higher education to expand access to healthcare, and today marks a giant step towards achieving our goals,” Abbott said. “UT MD Anderson Cancer Center is ranked no. 1 for cancer care in America, with people across the world traveling to Houston to access care.
But rather than having Texans travel to MD Anderson in Houston, Abbott said, “We will now bring the world’s best treatment to them.”
Families across Central Texas who are affected by cancer every year can now stay close to home for that care with the cancer care center plan.
“The key to building sustainable communities is a healthcare infrastructure that can meet the needs of a booming population. UT Austin and MD Anderson will help us meet those needs,” the governor said. “The Texas of tomorrow will be shaped by what UT Austin and MD Anderson are building here today.”
Abbott was joined at the press conference by UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife, UT System Chancellor James Milliken, UT Austin President Jay Hartzell, Dean and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs for Dell Medical School at UT Austin M.D., Claudia F. Lucchinetti, and MD Anderson Cancer Center President Peter Pisters.
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