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$1.1 Million Raised to Support Vital Programs and Services for Oncology Patients SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two of Santa Barbara's longtime nonprofit healthcare providers have joined forces with a shared vision of enhancing cancer care, and nearly 500 community members, donors, local businesses, and celebrities celebrated in style to support the partnership of the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic. (Photo:...
Bill Would Help Seniors and Community Cancer Clinics by Offsetting Some of the Impact of the Devastating Sequestration Cuts WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A majority of cancer patients receive their treatment at community clinics. Today, that care is being threatened by a payment calculation in Medicare that has made it increasingly difficult for local clinics to absorb the additional cuts imposed by sequestration. Bipartisan legislation (S. 806) introduced by Senators Pat...
EDMONDS, Wash. and AVENTURA, Fla., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The residents of Edmonds and Snohomish County, Washington now have access to state-of-the-art hospital based medical oncology cancer care right in their own backyard thanks to the groundbreaking modular building techniques of RAD Technology Medical Systems and the ongoing commitment by Swedish Health Services to expand their cancer treatment offerings. RAD Technology Medical Systems, a leader in the modular design-build...
Los Angeles Cancer Institute team member shares her personal journey of overcoming skin cancer. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 When 60-year-old Edna Mayorga first accepted a job with the large cancer care provider, Los Angeles Cancer Institute, a division of 21st Century Oncology of California, she did not know she would eventually become a patient. In November 2012, the 16-year veteran Patient Care Coordinator was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma – skin cancer on her nose....
SPOKANE, Wash., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cancer Care Northwest, Kootenai Health and Providence Health Care - the region's premier health care leaders in cancer services - have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a new regional cancer alliance aimed at elevating the quality, coordination and care experience for patients and their families throughout the inland northwest. This is not a merger or acquisition. It is an innovative model of clinical collaboration...
GM, GM Foundation, Chevrolet, other Sponsors and Supporters help Reach All-Time High DETROIT, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute's 31st Annual Dinner chaired by Mark Reuss, president of General Motors North America, and his wife Kim, raised a record-setting $2,534,635, making this year's event the most successful Annual Dinner ever for the Karmanos Cancer Institute. Proceeds support Karmanos' cancer care and research, including a new...
- Cancer Care Community Praises Lawmakers for Urging CMS to Examine Impact of Sequester Cuts on Medicare Patients - WASHINGTON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Community Oncology Alliance (COA), ION Solutions and The US Oncology Network today commended a bipartisan group of 124 lawmakers in the U.S House of Representatives who sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concern that...
Change is necessary to improve the care experience SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cancer Experience: A National Study of Patients and Caregivers, a first-of-its-kind study, commissioned by Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), found that one-quarter of cancer patients and caregivers were not satisfied with their care, regardless of treatment outcome. Additionally, 20 percent of patients switched healthcare providers as a result of their dissatisfaction....
President's Proposed Budget Doubles Down On Sequester Cut To Cancer Drugs; Jeopardizes Cancer Care For Seniors WASHINGTON, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The President has released his proposed budget for fiscal year 2014, which proposes new reductions for cancer care services. Taken in combination with existing strains imposed by sequestration, this proposal threatens access to care for some of America's most vulnerable: elderly patients with cancer. In addition to...
DETROIT, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute's Annual Dinner, April 20, has already raised more than $2.2 million toward its $2.5 million goal, thanks in part to the auction of the first regular retail production 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible, donated by Chevrolet. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20071106/KARMANOSLOGO ) The vehicle went for $1 million at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Palm Beach,...
