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April 9, 2008
More High Marks for UConn’s Cancer Program
FARMINGTON, CONN. – The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive
Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center has won
the highest possible overall rating from the
Commission on Cancer
of the American College of Surgeons.
Facilities awarded “three-year approval with
commendation” from the Commission on Cancer are those
that have voluntary committed to providing the highest
level of quality cancer care and that undergo a rigorous
evaluation process and review of their performance. They
must undergo an on-site review every three years to
maintain approval.
“This further validates the work of our cancer
program,” says
Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D., director of the Neag
Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“This award from the Commission on Cancer is a
recognition of our ongoing commitment to preventing and
treating cancer,” says
John A. Taylor III, M.D., who chairs the cancer
committee and specializes in the treatment of urologic
cancers, with a special interest in bladder cancer.
The UConn Health Center first won Commission on
Cancer approval in 1977 and has maintained that status
ever since.
“We are working on our mission of creating a center
of regional excellence based on research, clinical
practice, and education in a multidisciplinary,
comprehensive team approach,” Runowicz says. “Dr. Taylor
and the cancer committee did an outstanding job over the
past several years, and it was recognized by the
American College of Surgeons.”
According to the Commission on Cancer, patients
receiving care at an approved cancer program are ensured
access to:
- Comprehensive care, including a range of
state-of-the-art services and equipment.
- A multispecialty, team approach to coordinate
the best treatment options.
- Information about ongoing clinical trials and
new treatment options.
- 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.
- Quality care close to home.
More information about the Neag Comprehensive Cancer
Center is available at
http://cancer.uchc.edu.
The American College of Surgeons is the world’s
largest organization of surgeons, founded in 1913 to
raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the
care of the surgical patient. It established the
Commission on Cancer, a consortium of professional
organizations dedicated to improving survival and
quality of life for cancer patients, in 1922. More
information is available at
www.facs.org and
www.facs.org/cancer.
The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools
of medicine and dental medicine, John Dempsey Hospital, the UConn
Medical Group and University Dentists. Founded in 1961, the Health
Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care
education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and
public service. To learn more about
the UConn Health Center, visit our website at
www.uchc.edu.
Note: News professionals are invited to visit the Office of
Communications homepage at
www.uchc.edu/ocomm/ for archived news releases and other
information.
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