St George's Cancer Care Centre

What St George's Cancer Care Centre does

St George's Cancer Care Centre is a New Zealand-based private cancer treatment facility headquartered in Christchurch, Canterbury, operating since 2010 with a staff of 36. It provides integrated oncology services including radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and supportive care such as dietetics, psychology, speech therapy, and on-site pharmacy. Patient acquisition is sales-led, driven primarily by GP and medical specialist referrals from across the South Island, with satellite consultation clinics in Nelson, Dunedin, and Queenstown feeding patients to the Christchurch headquarters for advanced treatment.

The centre's core differentiator is its Elekta Unity MRI-guided Linear Accelerator (MR Linac) — New Zealand's first and only such system — which combines real-time MRI imaging with linear accelerator radiation delivery to enable adaptive, precision radiotherapy for soft tissue cancers including prostate cancer. In June 2023 it became the first Elekta Unity site globally to integrate Radformation's ClearCalc secondary dose calculation software, accelerating treatment planning. The MR Linac is the 100th such unit sold worldwide, underscoring the centre's early-adopter status on a capital-intensive, globally scarce asset.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees for radiation therapy courses, chemotherapy/immunotherapy, specialist consultations, and supportive care. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; patients access services via referrals and may receive partial coverage through private health insurance or public schemes. The centre operates a joint venture called Encompass Health with the Cancer Society Canterbury West Coast Trust to deliver rehabilitation and psychosocial cancer services, and recently added a new General Manager role (December 2022) to drive further expansion of service offerings and technical capacity. Geographic growth in 2023 has focused on extending the South Island footprint via satellite clinics in Dunedin and Queenstown.

Name

St George's Cancer Care Centre

Legal name

St George's Cancer Care Centre

Website

https://stgeorgescancercarecentre.org.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St George's Cancer Care Centre is a private Christchurch-based cancer treatment facility operating New Zealand's only MRI-guided Linear Accelerator, delivering radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and supportive care to referred South Island cancer patients via a hub-and-spoke model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oncology Treatment Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Radiation Oncology (HLAKAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ambulatory Oncology Centers (Outpatient Chemo/Radiation) (HLAFABAI), Medical Oncology (HLAKAFAB)

Keywords

• Cancer treatment services
• Radiation therapy services
• Medical oncology care
• MRI-guided radiation therapy
• Cancer supportive care

Headquarters

HQ city

Christchurch

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Radiation Therapy Services: The centre generates revenue through providing radiation therapy treatments using the MR Linac and conventional radiation therapy equipment. Patients access services through GP or specialist referrals, with treatments including prostate cancer and other soft tissue cancers.
2. Medical Oncology Services: Revenue from chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and related cancer treatments provided by medical oncologists including consultations and ongoing treatment management.
3. Consultation Services: Revenue from oncologist and haematologist consultations for cancer diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing care. Includes pre and post treatment appointments at satellite locations in Dunedin and Queenstown.
4. Supportive Care Services: Additional revenue streams from diet and nutrition consultations, psychological support, speech and language therapy, and pharmacist services that support patients throughout their cancer journey.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St George's Cancer Care Centre is a private cancer treatment facility delivering radiation therapy (including New Zealand's only MRI-guided Linear Accelerator, the Elekta Unity MR Linac), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and specialist oncology and haematology consultations to cancer patients. The centre supplements core treatment with supportive care services including dietary consultations, psychological support, speech and language therapy, and on-site pharmacy, and operates satellite consultation clinics in Nelson, Dunedin, and Queenstown.

Product overview

St George's Cancer Care Centre is a private cancer treatment facility offering an integrated approach to cancer care. The centre provides radiation therapy using New Zealand's first and only MRI-guided Linear Accelerator (MR Linac), chemotherapy and immunotherapy, alongside comprehensive support services including dietary consultations, psychological support, speech and language therapy, and pharmacists. The centre operates from Christchurch with expanded services to Dunedin and Queenstown, and has partnered with the Cancer Society to form Encompass Health for rehabilitation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Encompass Health: A joint venture between St George's Cancer Care Centre and Cancer Society Canterbury West Coast Trust providing rehabilitation health services to cancer patients and their whanau

Products and services

• MRI-guided Linear Accelerator (MR Linac) Treatment
• Radiation Treatment

Quantifiable outcome

• Treatment duration reduced from 20 treatments over 4 weeks to 5 treatments over 10 days for some cancers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RadformationcoreTechnology or Integration · 7 June 2023Strategic integration partnership with Radformation, a leading innovator in automation solutions for radiation oncology. St George's Cancer Care Centre became the first Elekta Unity MR Linac site in the world to implement ClearCalc, Radformation's independent secondary dose calculation software. This integration enhances the centre's ability to deliver personalised, high-quality MRgRT-guided radiation therapy with unparalleled precision.
• ElektacoreTechnology or IntegrationEquipment supply partnership for the Elekta Unity MR Linac system. St George's Cancer Care Centre houses New Zealand's first and only MRI guided Linear Accelerator. The MR Linac is described as the most advanced radiation therapy technology, combining MRI and linear accelerator capabilities.
• Cancer Society Canterbury West Coast TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership forming 'Encompass Health' to provide rehabilitation health services to cancer patients and their whanau. The two organisations will provide allied health and psychosocial cancer care services including physiotherapy, exercise physiology, lymphedema therapy, and group fitness and peer support. Encompass Health opened in Christchurch as a dedicated cancer rehabilitation facility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Icon Cancer Centre: Icon Group operates the largest private cancer care network in Australia and New Zealand, delivering radiation oncology, medical oncology and haematology services. It is the most direct strategic peer to St George's in terms of service mix, payor model, and growth playbook across Australasia.
• Auckland Radiation Oncology (ARO): ARO is a private radiation oncology provider in Auckland, offering the closest comparable private cancer treatment model in New Zealand's North Island. Like St George's, it competes for insured and self-pay patients seeking faster access to advanced radiation therapy outside the public system.

Broad incumbents

• GenesisCare: GenesisCare is one of the largest global private cancer care providers, offering radiation and medical oncology across Australia, the US, UK and Spain. It is comparable to St George's as a private specialist cancer provider investing in advanced radiation technology, but operates at materially larger scale.
• Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre: Peter Mac is a major Australian cancer treatment, research and teaching institution offering comprehensive oncology services including advanced radiation therapy. It is comparable as a comprehensive cancer care provider in the Australasian region, though it is a public/research-led institution rather than a private payor model.

Others

• Varian Medical Systems (Siemens Healthineers): Varian is a global leader in radiation oncology hardware and software (now part of Siemens Healthineers), competing with Elekta in the linac market. It is comparable as a peer technology ecosystem that could enable alternative advanced radiation therapy platforms used by competing cancer centres.
• Elekta: Elekta is the manufacturer of the Unity MR Linac system that St George's operates. It is a key technology partner and supplier, and an important strategic relationship for accessing next-generation radiation oncology equipment, training, and clinical collaboration.
• Cancer Society of New Zealand: The Cancer Society is a non-profit partner and JV counterparty (via the Canterbury West Coast Trust) for St George's Encompass Health rehabilitation venture. It is an ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, but shapes supportive cancer care delivery across NZ.

Regional players

• Canopy Healthcare: Canopy Healthcare operates private cancer and healthcare services across New Zealand. It is a regional private healthcare peer serving similar self-pay and insured patient segments in NZ, though its oncology footprint and technology focus differ from St George's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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