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The James Celebrates 30 Years of Exemplary Cancer Care

On July 9, 2020, the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute passed another milestone — it was on that date three decades ago that Arthur G. James, MD, escorted the first patient into the original James and opened a new era of research-based and compassionate cancer care for the residents of central Ohio and beyond.

The James Celebrates 30 Years of Exemplary Cancer Care

    The hospital had only 17 inpatients on its first day, but the opening marked the fulfillment of Dr. James’ longtime dream of establishing a freestanding cancer hospital at Ohio State.

    Although much has changed at The James in the past 30 years, including the December 2014 opening of a much larger hospital that more closely integrates our mission of research, education and patient care, our shared vision of creating a cancer-free world remains unaltered.

    Midway through construction of the original cancer hospital, Dr. James — a surgical oncologist who joined Ohio State’s medical staff in 1947 — wrote that, during early-morning patient rounds, he often passed a large window that offered a great view of the construction site. “On a morning when the sun is just beginning to rise,” he observed, “the hospital makes a very impressive picture. It is obvious that a new day is dawning.”

    Thanks to continuing research and technological advances that translate to ever-improving cancer care, we can be certain that new days still dawn at The James.

    Visit cancer.osu.edu/thejames30 for video highlights and a three-part James Anniversary Special Podcast hosted by some of the hospital’s former and current leaders.