The University of Kansas Cancer Center is expanding in the Northland with new locations opening this summer in Briarcliff and Liberty Hospital. Ranked in the top one percent nationwide, the cancer center's growth demonstrates a commitment to providing leading cancer care close to home.

In addition, the expansion will increase patient access to clinical trials and advanced treatment options.

The Briarcliff location will open in June 2025 and initially provide medical oncology and hematology exam and limited infusion services. This new location will expand in the fall to offer all oncology infusion services with an on-site pharmacy and lab. This location will include 24 infusion chairs, 10 exam rooms, two consult rooms and laboratory and pharmacy space.

"We are excited to be able to extend our exceptional oncology care so that more people in the Northland will have access to nationally recognized cancer care close to home," said Jeffrey Holzbeierlein, MD, FACS, vice president and physician in chief, The University of Kansas Cancer Center. "Patients in the Northland deserve to have access to the very best cancer care, so we are investing and expanding to ensure even more people in our region experience superior cancer care close to home."

At the same time, a cancer center location will open at Liberty Hospital in summer 2025. Like the Briarcliff location, it will be a phased opening, initially offering medical oncology exam and infusion and adding radiation oncology in the fall.

"We intentionally joined The University of Kansas Health System to extend the reach of the highest quality healthcare – especially nationally recognized cancer care – to the Northland and beyond. Soon people will have access to The University of Kansas Cancer Center at Liberty Hospital, putting advanced cancer care within a convenient driving distance," said Raghu Adiga, MD, CEO of the Liberty Hospital (which joined The University of Kansas Health System in 2024). "We are thrilled to bring world-class care close to home.

With the addition of the Briarcliff and Liberty Hospital sites, the cancer center has 16 locations throughout Kansas and Missouri.

KPGZ News – Jill Chadwick contributed to this story.