May 27, 2008
Goshen Center for Cancer Care receives national recognition for its integrated
care model
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A leader in innovative cancer treatment, the Goshen Center for Cancer Care is being honored by Hematology & Oncology News & Issues Magazine. The national publication selected the cancer center as a HOPE award winner for integrated care, naming Goshen Center for Cancer Care "the best example of Integration of Care among entries in medium-sized community-based oncology practices."
Hematology Oncology News & Issues Magazine is a monthly publication focused on cancer care, with a circulation size of 28,211. Topics covered include current practices and procedures in the treatment of cancer and blood disorders.
HOPE (Hematology & Oncology Practice Excellence) awards were created by the magazine as a three-year initiative to encourage the development of best practice standards of excellence in community-based cancer treatment centers. Through this recognition, Hematology & Oncology News & Issues hopes to provide a usable "how-to" formula that practice administrators and physician-owners can incorporate into their business practice model.
As the HOPE award winner in the category of best integration of care among medium-sized community based oncology practices, the cancer center was featured in a four-page article in the May 16 issue of Hematology & Oncology News & Issues Magazine.
"It is an honor to be recognized for the world-class integrative care model we have in place," said Joseph Gagliardi, Senior Vice President of the Goshen Center for Cancer Care. "Our physicians and staff focus on improving the entire health of a patient - not just the cancer."
The center's specialists, said Medical Director Dr. Doug Schwartzentruber, MD, FACS, are face-to-face constantly, mapping out the most effective treatments and challenging each other to make what is already the most comprehensive cancer care even better.
"Oncology-dedicated dietitians, counselors and naturopathic physicians work side-by-side with medical, surgical, radiation, and urologic oncologists - all under one roof and pooling their knowledge to plan the best treatment for each patient walking through our doors," Dr. Schwartzentruber said.
This integrated, multidisciplinary approach does much more than place the patient at the center of the care regimen, said Dr. Marcia Prenguber, ND, FABNO and Director of Integrated Care at the center. Dr. Prenguber coordinated the cancer center's entry for consideration by the HOPE selection panel.
"Goshen Center for Cancer Care has developed an integrated system that brings the best people and the best practices together to provide the best possible care to our patients," Dr. Prenguber said. "This approach does more than put the patient at the center - it supports them with the expertise of skilled caregivers. Everyone necessary to help a patient beat cancer is located right here at the Goshen Center for Cancer Care."
The Goshen Center for Cancer Care will be honored at an awards dinner at the end of the year, along with other HOPE recipients in the small, medium and large community practice categories.