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By Kristin McAllister, Staff Writer Updated 8:57 PM Thursday, October 29, 2009

MIAMI TWP. — Aggressive networking with developers throughout the country led to the announcement Wednesday, Oct. 28, of plans to build a high-tech cancer treatment center at the Austin Boulevard interchange, township officials said.

Miami Twp. Trustee President Deborah Preston and Administrator Greg Hanahan announced that Optivus Proton Therapy Inc., a privately-held company based in San Bernardino, Calif., plans to build a $170 million facility on 23 acres in the southwest quadrant of the interchange.

Preston and Hanahan said Optivus approached the township about the center, which would be owned by Optivus and privately financed with no government economic incentives as of yet.

“This is phenomenal news for the region,” Preston said.

Optivus offers proton beam therapy for people with tumors. The beam attacks the tumor without damaging surrounding tissue.

Construction will likely start in 2010, with completion in 2013 or sooner.

A study by New York-based Parsons Brinckerhoff estimates 1,300 jobs during construction and 400 permanent jobs after the center’s completion.

Of the 400 jobs, 200 will be at the center, with the remaining 200 coming from support companies. Another 400 jobs are estimated to follow from ancillary businesses, such as hotels, restaurants and possibly even a research center, Hanahan said.

The average annual salary of center employees is anticipated at around $66,000, officials said.

A key selling point of the area, Hanahan said, is that Dayton is within a 30-minute drive from 850,000 people and is near four international airports.

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The nearest proton beam center is part of Indiana University and Clarian Health in Bloomington Indiana, 2.5 hours away, which is the only one in the country (of 5 operating today) dedicated to brain and spine disorders. Loma Linda does mostly prostate cancer, the most common use of these. Another is being opened in Chicago this year. Very expensive to operate, will require drawing patients from Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus. Risk is declining reimbursement by insurance, gov't.

kmadzu
1:00 PM, 11/21/2009

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We treat more people in on day that most centers do in a month, we have a 98% up time. We are not some cul de sack but the world leader in proton cancer treatment.You condem the story because you dislike Southern California, to bad for you! I'm sure that the lifes of may Ohioians and there familys will be gratefull.

noskeg
9:36 PM, 11/10/2009

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A is A - 9:55 AM, 10/29/2009 said:

"Diogenes would complain if he was hung with a new rope. Dude, isn't there a dog that needs kicking or some little kids you could be scaring?"

Dear AisA - Is that your contribution to the substance of this discussion? No wonder this city and this country is in such bad shape, Dude!

Diogenes
6:45 PM, 11/2/2009

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Loma Linda? It's a residential cul de sac. I don't get the impression this place will be affiliated with any local public hospitals - though I am sure doctors from area hospitals will work there if they need the technology.

jay
3:01 PM, 10/29/2009

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What is KMH?

layni
2:45 PM, 10/29/2009

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