Tri-City Medical Center was one of only four hospitals in California to receive the American College of Surgeons‘ 2013 Outstanding Achievement Award for cancer care.
The college of surgeons’ Commission on Cancer named Tri-City to a select group of 74 accredited cancer programs throughout the United States.
The hospitals were evaluated on cancer committee leadership, cancer data management, cancer conferences, clinical services and quality improvement.
“We are deeply honored to have earned this recognition,” said Casey Fatch, interim CEO of Tri-City. “Our medical staff has worked hard to raise the bar on quality cancer care, with the ultimate goal of increasing awareness about quality care choices among cancer patients and their loved ones. Tri-City Medical Center’s cancer programs ensure the full continuum of cancer care, from prevention through hospice and end-of-life care with dignity and quality of life.”
The 74 award-winning, cancer-care programs represent approximately 14 percent of programs surveyed by the commission in 2013.
“These 74 cancer programs currently represent the best of the best—so to speak—when it comes to cancer care,” said Daniel P. McKellar, chair of the commission. “Each of these facilities is not just meeting nationally recognized standards for the delivery of quality cancer care, they are exceeding them.”