From the spacious rooms to the sunny foyer, Mills Breast Cancer Institute is designed with healing in mind. For a glimpse of the new building, click here:

Mills breast cancer institute Progress Report
Get the latest information on the construction progress here.

April ’06: Together with the Mills family, Carle Foundation Hospital and Carle Clinic Association break ground on Mills Breast Cancer Institute. Linda Mills, who lost her battle with cancer a few months later, says that the groundbreaking ceremony is “almost like a dream come true.”

Oct. ’06: Construction crews begin clearing and excavating the site. The South Clinic drive at University Avenue and Orchard Street is closed and traffic is rerouted to the south drive on Coler Street.

Dec. ’06 – July ‘07: Construction begins, with workers finishing the basement by mid-March. Crews begin constructing the steel frame next.

July ’07-March ’08: When the frame is finished, crews begin putting up walls and other interior structures and furnishings, including carpet, wall treatments and window coverings.

April ’08: Physicians, researchers and staff begin moving into the building. After an inspection from the Illinois Department of Health, the facility opens to patients.