It's a facility Orange can be rightly proud of, yet it's one some residents of Dubbo might see more of.
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The Western Care Lodge is nine years old, and in that time it has provided thousands of people from outside Orange, including Dubbo and the Orana region, with a place to stay while undergoing treatment at Orange Health Service.
The lodge services a catchment area of 300,000 people and is available to those who live more than 100km from Orange.
The lodge opened in 2011, but there were years of lead-up work to raise the funds.
Fundraising chairperson Jan Savage has been there since the beginning.
Tears well up as she recalls the slog to get the project off the ground, and the impact the lodge has on its guests.
"I actually get quite emotional, just seeing townspeople and community groups get together, and see that commitment, the feeling that is generated when people work together to fundraise," she said.
"It's been the most amazing experience."
The lodge has a large and modern central kitchen with multiple fridges.
There is a common area where guests can shoot the breeze or talk about their medical experiences.
"The lodge provides a safe and healing space for people to come and relax," said Mrs Savage. "We have beautiful gardens."
State government funding ensured that patients only paid a modest fee for their first two nights, and then accommodation was taken care of for the rest of their typically multi-week stay.
Mrs Savage said this took a huge pressure off cancer patients, who were often struggling to stay afloat financially due to lost work and medical costs.
Cancer Care Western NSW vice chairman Dr Stuart Porges said that when cancer treatment services in Dubbo expand, it may free up room nights in Orange.
In that case, the lodge may broaden its scope to accept patients undergoing heart treatment.
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