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Cancer Program
Awarded Highest Approval
Comprehensive, community-based care top notch Houston, Texas,
March 11, 2004 – The cancer program at Memorial
Hermann Southwest Hospital receives the highest possible approval from
the
Commission
on Cancer of the American
College of Surgeons. This places the program
among a select group comprised of 28 percent of the nation’s
approved cancer programs surveyed during the most recent three-year
period.
While the Commission sets
the standard for cancer programs across the country and has issued “Certificates of Approval” to
more than one-fifth of the hospitals, only the top programs receive
the highest rating.
“Receiving top approval is very gratifying, and we know that
the presence of this high quality comprehensive cancer program here
at Memorial Hermann Southwest is going to have a positive impact on
the community’s health.” said Dr. Louis Neff, the hospital’s
Cancer Committee chairman.
The Certificate of Approval ensures that cancer patients who are treated
at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital have access to:
- Quality care close
to home.
- Comprehensive care
offering a range of state-of-the-art services and equipment.
- A multispecialty,
team approach to coordinate the best treatment options available
to cancer patients.
- Information about
cancer clinical trials, education and support.
- Lifelong patient
follow-up through a cancer registry that collects data on type and
stage of
cancers and treatment results.
- Ongoing monitoring
and improvement of care
Approval by the Commission is earned by cancer programs that voluntarily
undergo a rigorous evaluation and performance review. To maintain approval,
the program at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital will undergo an
on-site review every three years.
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