President Danilo Medina attended the inauguration of the new Savia Care Advanced Radiotherapy Center at Cedimat in Santo Domingo’s Plaza de la Salud yesterday, Wednesday 8 October 2014. US company Medical Developers LLC has made a US$10 million investment in equipment, infrastructure and training of staff at the new center.
Cedimat director Milagros Urena says that the center has the latest cancer treatment technology including Varian Trilogy 2014 equipment. She said that the x-ray treatment contributes to reducing the size of a tumor before surgery, and reduces the chances of a cancer recurrence. It also enables inoperable forms of cancer to be treated.
Speaking for the company, Medical Developers chief financial officer Frank English highlighted the high level of training the staff at the new center has received.
Medical Developers also has a majority share in the Centro de Radioterapia y Oncologia Integral (Radonic) and Centro de Radioterapia del Cibao medical facilities in the Dominican Republic.
The company also operates facilities in Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador.