The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), has granted three-year accreditation to the Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health facility. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 32 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care.
Because it is a CoC-accredited cancer center, the Steeplechase Cancer Center takes a multidisciplinary approach to treating cancer as a complex group of diseases that requires consultation among surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other cancer specialists.
“Our team approach truly sets us apart,” said Kathleen Toomey, MD, medical director, Steeplechase Cancer Center. “The collaborative efforts of our medical experts result in improved patient outcomes.”
“Accreditation by the Commission on Cancer assures our community that they have access to the highest quality cancer care close to home,” said Deirdre Blaus, assistant vice president of cancer services, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset. “We are committed to providing comprehensive medical and support services our patients need, including cancer prevention programs and screenings, advanced diagnostic and treatment options, access to the latest clinical research and survivorship programs.”
The Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset houses radiation therapy services, chemotherapy, breast imaging services, a lung cancer screening program, PET/CT imaging services, oncologists’ and surgeons’ offices, nutritional counseling, genetic counseling, patient navigator services, a patient resource library, the Sanofi US Wellness Boutique, complementary medicine services and support groups. In partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey – the state’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center - the Steeplechase Cancer Center offers patients access to the latest treatments, including clinical trials.Its Sanofi US Breast Care Program is one of only a select few in New Jersey to achieve full accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and has also been named a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.
To learn more about the Steeplechase Cancer Center, please visit www.rwjbh.org/somerset. To schedule an appointment with a cancer specialist, call 844-CANCERNJ.
ABOUT ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOMERSET
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset is a nationally accredited, 341-bed hospital in Somerville, New Jersey, providing comprehensive emergency, medical/surgical and rehabilitative services.
The hospital is nationally recognized as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence and has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Score from Leapfrog - its highest patient safety rating.
The Steeplechase Cancer Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset has been honored with the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. The hospital is also distinguished for its Joint Surgery Institute, receiving the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for total knee and total hip replacement surgery, and is designated as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset has been named a Center of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by the Surgical Review Corporation. In addition, it has received the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for its acute myocardial infarction program.
Honored as a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign, the hospital was the first in New Jersey to offer primary care services for the LGBTQIA community.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset also offers outpatient services at convenient locations in Central New Jersey, including physical therapy services in Bedminster, Bridgewater, Hillsborough, Princeton and Flemington and an urgent care center and a sleep disorders center in Hillsborough. In addition, the hospital’s affiliated physician practices provide care for families throughout its community. For more information, visit www.rwjbh.org/somerset.
ABOUT THE COMMISSION ON CANCER
Established in 1922 by the American College of Surgeons, the CoC is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving patient outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education, and the monitoring of comprehensive, quality care. Its membership includes Fellows of the American College of Surgeons. For more information, visit: www.facs.org/cancer
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