ECCC Earns Accreditation with Commendation
The Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center earned a three-year Accreditation with Commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). Only 40 percent of all cancer center programs receive a three-year accreditation (and even less with commendation).
Cancer programs earning recognition from the Commission on Cancer offer high-quality cancer care. Only one in four hospitals that treats cancer patients receives this special approval. CoC accreditation recognizes the quality of comprehensive cancer care available at a facility and offers a commitment that patients will have access to all of the various medical specialists who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Receiving care at a CoC-Approved Cancer Program ensures that patients will receive:
- Quality care close to home
- Comprehensive care offering a range of state-of-the-art services and equipment
- A multi-specialty team approach to coordinate the best treatment options available to cancer patients
- Access to cancer-related information, education and support
- A cancer registry that collects data on type and stage of cancers and treatment results, and offers lifelong patient follow-up
- Ongoing monitoring and improvement of care
- Information about ongoing clinical trials and new treatment options
Approval by the CoC is given only to those facilities that have voluntarily committed to provide the best in diagnosis and treatment of cancers. To meet the standards necessary for Commission approval, each cancer program, and the organization that controls it, must undergo a rigorous evaluation process and a review of its performance. In order to maintain approval, facilities with approved cancer programs must under an onsite review every three years.
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