Sammons Cancer Center of Baylor

The Sammons Cancer Center is actually on Worth St. It’s the curved building on the south side of the Baylor Hospital campus. There is valet service at the front door, but also underground parking accessible behind the building, $ 2-​$ 5. The cancer center is also accessible via Dart’s green line. You can then either walk to the cancer center from the train station or wait at the shuttle stop for a ride.
This is a full service cancer center. The oncologists, surgeons, pharmacies, radiologists, infusion rooms, diagnostic radiology — pretty much everything! — is right there in the same building.
But the Sammons Center goes above and beyond having offices all in the same building. Definitely take advantage of all the services offered to patients. I signed up for the Chemo Class before I started my infusions. I learned what to expect, how to respond to the unexpected, was given organizational materials, and the nurse/​teacher helped me resolve a delay in scheduling. I also took advantage of the library on the second floor. I used the computers to check email since I had to keep working through my treatment. I read through the Breast Cancer book. I’ve bought numerous items, including a wig, at the appearance shop.
Perhaps the best patient-​centered service at the center is Fit Steps. It’s a bit hard to find, inside the outpatient clinic at the back of the second floor. But once you find it, you get a free personal trainer and a fully equipped gym.
This isn’t like a regular gym; it’s definitely a cancer gym. You won’t be pushed beyond what your doctor recommends. They let you determine your goals and limits. Everyone there is at some point in the cancer recovery process. They also have various small classes offering things like yoga.
For me, Kathy helped me gain back my range of motion after a double mastectomy.
The center also offers healthy cooking seminars, meditation, book clubs, support groups, crafts, and music therapy.
Overall, it’s just a pleasant place to be. Light and airy, lots of open spaces.
Be sure to stop by the Patient Navigator office on the second floor and pick up a calendar to see everything available to you!
The only improvement I can suggest is some sort of parking cost help, especially for those of us who have to be there every day for several months.