07/20/2018

We are Getting Better at Pease

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has a 112-year history in the Dover community. In 2016, we decided to bring that longstanding tradition of compassionate care and healthcare innovation to Portsmouth with the opening of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital at Pease. Now, we are preparing a take a bigger leap into Portsmouth with a major expansion of our campus on the Pease Tradeport.

Construction is underway that will add 85,000-square-feet of space in two new buildings on the campus, including a Portsmouth location of Wentworth-Douglass’s award-winning Seacoast Cancer Center.

The Seacoast Cancer Center at Portsmouth will offer all of the cancer treatment services patients can find in Dover, including medical oncology, radiation therapy, specialty cancer clinics, as well as support, wellness and survivorship programs. It is expected to open in spring 2019.

 “The Seacoast Cancer Center’s reputation for providing the most comprehensive programs by nationally-recognized clinicians using the newest techniques and technology is well known across the Seacoast region. We are pleased to bring this level of care closer to patients in Portsmouth and on the coast with the opening of this new location,” says Greg Walker, President and CEO of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

The new cancer center at Pease closely follows a major renovation of the existing Seacoast Cancer Center in Dover. This project included an expanded infusion center in a beautiful new space, installation of the advanced Edge Linear Accelerator for radiation therapy, a dedicated oncology pharmacy, additional medical oncology rooms, and new clinic space for Massachusetts General Hospital specialists and our supportive and palliative care team.

The second new building being added to Wentworth-Douglass's Portsmouth campus will house expanded primary care and several specialty care offices, diagnostics, and more. It will open in 2020.

Wentworth-Douglass existing medical office building in Portsmouth, located at 73 Corporate Drive, first opened in November 2016. It offers walk-in Prompt Care, a primary care practice, specialty care clinics, and laboratory services. New services have been consistently added since it opened, including cardiology, neurology, and travel medicine.

“The response from the Portsmouth community has been outstanding,” says Walker. “The level of excellence Wentworth-Douglass provides is resonating with our new patients at Pease, and as a result we are seeing an expansive growth of our programs and services there.”

To learn more about the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Outpatient Center in Portsmouth, call (844) WD-PEASE or visit wdhospital.org/Portsmouth.