Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Expansion

Work on a 300,000-square-foot, 12-story expansion to the Cancer Institute is now under way. The expansion will add more space for clinical, research, education and community outreach programs.

The expansion is being funded in part by a law signed in 2007 to provide up to $50 million in matching funds for the new building, as well as support for endowments and research programs.

Every dollar donated to the Cancer Institute expansion project results in $2, thanks to these matching funds from the state
of Arkansas.

Architecture firms Cromwell Architects Engineers Inc. of Little Rock and FKP Architects of Houston were selected for the project. Cromwell, which won a design award for its work on the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute building at UAMS, worked closely with Cancer Institute staff on designs for the expansion. FKP has been involved in more than 600 health care projects, including design work on the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

The expansion will allow us to care for more patients, expand our research efforts and maintain our education and cancer prevention programs. Our focus remains on how to best serve our patients, and we are excited about this opportunity to expand the Cancer Institute to meet their needs in the future.