The
American
College
of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) continued its
approval of University Medical Center Cancer Center (UMC)
as a certified cancer treatment. UMC has
maintained this designation since 1983.
UMC
provides community outreach programs such as cancer
prevention clinics at low or no-cost. The UMC oncology
staff participates in national clinical trials and
research programs to help speed the delivery of
high-quality care to local patients. Also staff
attends national educational meetings to aggressively
complete cancer analyses for the cancer registry and
databases every year.
“UMC
has a dedicated staff that is specifically trained to
provide individualized treatment to every patient
meeting their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs,
said Fina Wardle, R.N., director of medical and surgical
services at UMC. Our staff works very hard to
compile the best data and perform many outreach
activities in order to provide the best oncology care in
Las Vegas
.
The
CoC is dedicated to improving survival and quality of
life for cancer patients and monitoring comprehensive
quality care. Every CoC-approved cancer program must
qualify for basic service categories including: Diagnostic,
Treatment, Other Clinical Opportunities, Rehabilitation,
Support, and Prevention and Early Detection. These
services must be provided on-site at the facility, by
referral, or coordinated with other facilities or local
agencies.
UMC
is the only public, non-profit hospital in
Clark
County
and operates the state’s only Level I Trauma Center
and
Lions
Burn
Care
Center
as well as several
Care
Centers
. UMC is affiliated with the
University
Of
Nevada School Of Medicine
and serves as the state's major clinical campus. Through
its affiliation with the
School
of
Medicine
, residency programs in emergency medicine, internal
medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, family practice,
general surgery and pediatrics are offered at UMC. Since
1931, UMC has been providing comprehensive medical care
to the community.
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