Icon centres to be built in Rockingham and Mackay

Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson and City of Rockingham Mayor Barry Sammels alongside Icon Group CEO Mark Middleton and Group Founding Chairman, Stuart Giles announced Icon’s introduction into these locations at simultaneous sod turning ceremonies.

The Mackay facility will be located in the Mt Pleasant medical precinct and will combine an 8 chair day hospital, 2 radiation therapy machines and an on-site pharmacy, all of which are owned, operated and staffed by Icon Group.

Similarly, the Rockingham centre will combine a 15 chair hospital and 2 radiation therapy machines and will be located near Rockingham Council.

Icon Group CEO, Mark Middleton, said the centres will not only improve access to cancer care services for patients in Mackay and Rockingham but will positively impact patients in the surrounding areas, giving them exceptional, comprehensive care, closer to home.

“These cancer care centres are about delivering a world-class standard of cancer care to local communities. Mackay’s ageing and growing population is expected to see cancer incidences increase from 900 in 2015 to 1,400 by 2030. And cancer incidences in Rockingham are similarly expected to increase from 1,500 in 2015 to 2,600 by 2030. The need is growing,” Mr Middleton said.

“We recognise that it can be extremely taxing for patients, and their families, to travel on top of dealing with the emotional and physical stress of cancer. Our centres are designed to keep families together and let local communities be treated close to home, rather than a drive into the city. These centres will have the latest cutting-edge technology to better target and treat cancer; and that is something the local residents deserve.”