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Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 are conformed to the shape of the tumor. Pocono's cancer center has been accredited by the American College of Radiation Oncology. in cancer therapy. The center has also received Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Providence Regional Medical Center (Everett, Wash.). Providence Regional Medical Center's cancer services are run through the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership, which was founded in 2007 as the result of a collaboration among Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, The Everett Clinic, Western Washington Medical Group and Northwest Washington Radiology Oncology Associates. The partnership provides patients with access to experts from all four medical groups. The Providence Regional Cancer Partnership is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Sanford USD Medical Center (Sioux Falls, S.D.). Sanford USD Medical Center's cancer services are run through Sanford Cancer Center. In 2007, the medical center was selected as a participating site in the National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Program, which marked its fifth year of operations with the NCCCP. The Sanford Cancer Center has been accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick, N.J.). The Cancer Hospital of New Jersey at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the state. The 103-bed hospital is the result of a partnership between Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick, which provides patients with access to clinical trials. The hospital has received Magnet accreditation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles). Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has more than 240 researchers and clinicians. Some successful targeted therapies — treatments that inhibit the growth mechanisms in tumors — like Herceptin were developed based on research conducted at the center. The center has maintained its designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute since 1976. Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, N.Y.). Founded in 1898, the 123-bed Roswell Park Cancer Institute offers a multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. In 2011, the institute had 5,394 admissions. Roswell Park is one of the oldest National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States and one of five centers in New York to be designated a Blue Distinction Center for complex and rare cancers by the BlueCross BlueShield Association. Rush University Medical Center (Chicago). The Rush University Cancer Center comprises all of the cancer-related clinical, research and educational efforts at Rush University Medical Center. The center includes 45 exam rooms, 56 infusion stations and three procedure rooms. Rush's researchers and physicians have long been innovators in cancer care. In 1975, Frank R. Hendrickson, MD, a radiation oncologist at Rush, helped found the Fermilab Cancer Therapy Facility, which is involved in groundbreaking clinical trials involving the use of neutrons Shands at the University of Florida (Gainesville). The University of Florida Shands Cancer Center includes more than 250 researchers and clinicians. The cancer center collaborates with dozens of University of Florida multidisciplinary centers such as the McKnight Brain Institute, Genetics Institute and Proton Therapy Institute — one of only seven such facilities in the nation. Shands Cancer Center was named one of the top 50 cancer programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its 2012-2013 rankings. Sierra Providence Health Network (El Paso, Texas). The Sierra Providence Health Network is comprised of four acute-care hospitals, and its cancer program is led by cancer specialists including medical oncologists, radiologists, oncology nurses, administrators from the health system's hospitals and representatives from the American Cancer Society. The program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons as a Network Cancer Program. Sinai Hospital (Baltimore). The Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital provides patient-centered oncology care. Its physicians actively participate in clinical research studies and, in 2012, the hospital was one of six hospitals to join an American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer national pilot study. The study aims to promote evidencebased evaluation and treatment standards for patients with non-small cell lung cancer who are candidates for surgical lung resection. The hospital was also named one of America's Top Quality Hospitals in 2013 by CareChex. Skyline Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.). The medical center is a part of the TriStar Sarah Cannon Cancer Center Network, which comprises more than 100 medical oncologists, OB/ GYN oncologists, hematologists, pathologists, surgeons and radiation oncologists. TriStar Sarah Cannon is the largest community-based, privately funded, diagnostic and treatment center in the country. Its patients have access to clinical trials offered by the Sarah Cannon Research Institute, a global strategic research organization with a network of more than 700 physicians in the United States and United Kingdom. Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care (New Bedford, Mass.). Southcoast Centers for Cancer 21 Care provide cancer patients in the South Coast region with clinical expertise and the latest technology in cancer care, including image-guided radiation therapy and cancer support services, such as patient navigators. The physician-in-chief of Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care, Therese Mulvey, MD, FASCO, was elected to the American Society of Clinical Oncology's board of directors for a three-year term starting in June 2013. The center also received certification from the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program — a self-assessment and improvement program — which is an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. St. Vincent Cancer Care offers a full range of comprehensive oncology services and a team of approximately 200 oncologists and cancer care professionals. The hospital and cancer program offer specialized oncology rehabilitation services, such as debilitation risk reduction, which helps minimize functional decline during treatment. St. Vincent Cancer Care is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Stanford (Calif.) Hospital & Clinics. More than 300 physicians participate in cancer care, translational medicine and clinical research at Stanford Cancer Institute, which offers more than 250 active clinical trials. The institute is currently recruiting for a clinical trial that aims to identify and characterize novel proteins and genes in head and neck cancer. Stanford Cancer Institute is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center — one of approximately 40 in the country. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth. The Klabzuba Cancer Center at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth provided multidisciplinary care to more than 2,500 newly diagnosed cancer patients in 2011, according to the most recent data available. The center has an inpatient oncology unit with 36 private beds and it maintains a cancer registry for state and federal government reporting. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital has also received Magnet status for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Toledo (Ohio) Hospital. The oncology program at The Toledo Hospital is run by the ProMedica Cancer Institute, which has created the largest cancer registry in northwest Ohio and is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. At any one time, more than 150 Phase II and Phase III cancer clinical trials for children and adults are actively conducted at ProMedica. To ease the impact of cancer on children and families, ProMedica offers a three-day camp for children who have loved ones with cancer each summer. The Toledo Hospital was named one of America's Top Quality Hospitals in 2013 by CareChex.

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