On Nov. 5, voters will decide on a $396.6 million bond to expand University Medical Center of El Paso services and clinics throughout the county – and contribute toward the planned cancer center.
El Paso serves as a hub for health care in West Texas, with Fort Hancock residents willing to drive more than an hour to seek medical services in El Paso. More than half of UMC’s patient population is insured through Medicaid, uninsured or under-insured, according to the hospital’s website.
The comprehensive cancer center would differ from other treatment centers in El Paso because it would be one building that houses every health service a cancer patient needs, from radiation to office visits to rehabilitation, said Maria Zampini, UMC chief operating officer, at an El Paso County Commissioners Court meeting in August…