Our History
25 Years of Personal Care

1984

Dr. James L. Wade III, medical oncologist, begins practice at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois

Central Illinois Community Clinical Oncology Program research consortium established

1985

Practice expands to St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Illinois

1986

CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Pana Community Hospital, Pana, Illinois

CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Dr. John Warner Hospital, Clinton, Illinois

1989

Dr. Benjamin T. Esparaz, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

Dr. Edward C. Elliott, radiation oncologist, begins practice at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Illinois (He later joined CCSCI in 1996)

CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Shelby Memorial Hospital, Shelbyville, Illinois

1993

CCSCI begins providing clinic services at St. Vincent Memorial Hospital (now Taylorville Memorial Hospital), Taylorville, Illinois

1994

CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia, Illinois

1995

CCSCI relocates Main Office to Monroe Street, Decatur, Illinois

1996

CCSCI begins providing services at St. Mary's Cancer Care Center, Decatur, Illinois

CCSCI becomes the first and only multi-specialty oncology physician practice in Central Illinois

Dr. Edward C. Elliott, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI

1998

New Crossroads Cancer Center opens, Effingham, Illinois

Dr. Philip A. Dy, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

1999

CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Clay County Hospital, Flora, Illinois

Dr. Perry P. Guaglianone, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

2000

CCSCI begins providing radiation oncology services at Sarah Bush Lincoln Regional Cancer Center, Mattoon, Illinois

Dr. Michael L. Bruin, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI

Dr. Mary Anne de Paz, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI

Dr. Renata C. Moore, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI

2001

Dr. Mario R. Velasco Jr., medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

Dr. Dolores A. Estrada-Garcia, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

CT Simulator installed at Crossroads Cancer Center

2002

CCSCI establishes The CCSCI Charitable Fund

CCSCI begins providing clinic services at Fairfield Memorial Hospital – Mattie B. Rinard Clinic, Fairfield, Illinois

2004

Dr. Maria T. Grosse Perdekamp, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

Dr. Seong R. Cho, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI

2005

Expansion of Crossroads Cancer Center, including new pharmacy, enlarged treatment area, expanded laboratory services, and addition of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Effingham, Illinois

Dr. Justin D. Floyd, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

2007

CCSCI opens Centralia Oncology Clinic, Centralia, Illinois

Dr. Hanna M. Saba, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

CCSCI begins providing services at Olney-Weber Medical Clinic, Olney, Illinois

2008

Dr. Harold A. Yoon, radiation oncologist, joins CCSCI

Kristi M. Toennies, nurse practitioner, joins CCSCI

CCSCI recipient of ASCO Clinical Trials Award

CCSCI breaks ground for new Cancer Care Center of Decatur, Decatur, Illinois

CCSCI begins providing services at Centralia Oncology Clinic, Centralia, Illinois

CCSCI begins implementation of Electronic Medical Records

2009

Crossroads expands diagnostic imaging to include PET/CT scanner

CCSCI opens new Cancer Care Center of Decatur, including addition of diagnostic services (bone densitometry and PET/CT scans)

2010

Dr. Jane Grace M. Manalo, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

2011

LeAnn Thiele Rhinehart, family nurse practitioner, joins CCSCI

Dr. Sebastien S. Kairouz, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI

2012

CCSCI opens new Urologic Oncology department at the Cancer Care Center of Decatur

Dr. Thomas Tarter, urologic oncologist, joins CCSCI

Heidi Sexton, nurse practitioner - urologic oncology, joins CCSCI

CCSCI begins providing services at St. Joseph’s Hospital - Medical Arts Building, Highland, Illinois

Dr. Irene A. Dy, medical oncologist, joins CCSCI