The Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion Honored by Commission on Cancer
Press release from the issuing company
Friday, April 3rd, 2015
The Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion at St. Joseph’s/Candler has earned the 2014 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
The Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion is one of a select group of only 75 U.S. health care facilities with accredited cancer programs to receive this national honor for surveys performed last year. The award acknowledges cancer programs that achieve excellence in providing quality care to cancer patients.
“This award demonstrates that the Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion can offer patients the most up to date and complete cancer care that is available,” said H.A. Zaren MD FACS, Medical Director of the LCRP. “It’s an elite award because of the small group of cancer programs in the nation who earned the honor and it represents the dedication of our staff and specialists. But for patients, they can know they will get the best treatment, clinical trials, technology and experts without having to leave their community.”
The purpose of the award is to raise awareness on the importance of providing quality cancer care at health care institutions throughout the U.S. In addition, it is intended to:
- Motivate other cancer programs to work toward improving their level of care.
- Facilitate dialogue between award recipients and healthcare professionals at other cancer facilities for the purpose of sharing best practices.
- Encourage honorees to serve as quality-care resources to other cancer programs.
- Educate cancer patients on available quality-care options.
The LCPR was evaluated on 34 program standards categorized within one of four cancer program activity areas: cancer committee leadership, cancer data management, clinical services, and quality improvement. The cancer program was further evaluated on seven commendation standards. To be eligible, all award recipients must have received commendation ratings in all seven commendation standards, in addition to receiving a compliance rating for each of the 27 other standards.
For a list of all cancer programs in the U.S. that received the award in 2014 visit: https://www.facs.org/quality-programs/cancer/accredited/about/outstanding/2014
