As Sarah Bush Lincoln prepares to expand the Regional Cancer Center, we’re pleased to announce that the 2025 Holiday Festival will support a new SBL Health Foundation initiative called “Expanding Hope”. This follows the “Building Hope” campaign conducted over a decade ago to raise funds for construction of the Regional Cancer Center. The 21,500 square foot cancer center was built to accommodate 17 oncology infusion chairs, with plenty of waiting room space. But over the years, patient volume has soared.

Just since 2020, the number of patient visits has nearly doubled, in part due to an aging population, but there’s also a national trend in younger people diagnosed with colorectal, breast, testicular and thyroid cancers and melanoma.

Plans are to expand our Regional Cancer Center to make room for a total of 34 oncology infusion bays, 6 medical infusion bays and extend the now standing-room-only waiting room. There will also be an expansion of diagnostic imaging and pharmacy, additional exam rooms and a larger parking lot. Your support of the 2025 Holiday Festival will support the “Expanding Hope” campaign. Call the SBL Health Foundation today at 217-258-2511 for details.