Since it was founded in 1984 as the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, the newly renamed Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has developed a reputation for quality patient care, education, research and community outreach. Our programs have attracted patients from all over Arkansas, across the country and around the world.

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.

Watch a slide show of our construction progress.

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.