Together We Thrive: Roswell Park Celebrates Growth, Access to Care & Comfort in 2023

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In times of need, and in times of joy, we join together. Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is proud to celebrate and share a year of opportunities, stories and support through its fourth Community Annual Report. 

Heart and passion are on full display in “Together We Thrive: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Our Community,” which stitches together a tapestry of events, partnerships and life on campus throughout 50 vibrant pages. 

“We believe our greatest strength comes from our people: Every single member of our staff works together to help provide the best care for our patients, who are at the heart of our mission,” says Candace S. Johnson, PhD, President, CEO and M&T Bank Presidential Chair in Leadership at Roswell Park. “As a community, our strength comes from our diversity, and from our history of being a welcoming beacon of hope and opportunity for everyone searching for optimism, comfort and new beginnings.”

Highlights from the report include:

• Grand openings of two newly constructed facilities: the Roswell Park Scott Bieler Amherst Center in Williamsville and the Roswell Park Community Outreach & Engagement Center in Buffalo’s historic Fruit Belt neighborhood
• Thousands of Western New Yorkers took charge of their health, signing up for cancer screenings via patient navigation as well as Roswell Park-led community education and early detection events
• The Ride for Roswell brought together more than 8,000 riders and 1,400 volunteers, raising an incredible $5.8 million for cancer research and patient care programs

The publication is available for download at roswellpark.org/communityreport. 

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From the world’s first chemotherapy research to the PSA prostate cancer biomarker, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center generates innovations that shape how cancer is detected, treated and prevented worldwide. Driven to eliminate cancer’s grip on humanity, the Roswell Park team of 4,000 makes compassionate, patient-centered cancer care and services accessible across New York State and beyond. Founded in 1898, Roswell Park was among the first three cancer centers nationwide to become a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and is the only one to hold this designation in Upstate New York. To learn more about Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Roswell Park Care Network, visit www.roswellpark.org, call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or email ASKRoswell@RoswellPark.org.