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Cancer Program

CANCER PROGRAM AT THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL

RECEIVES APPROVAL FROM COMMISSION ON CANCER

November 29, 2004 --

Members of The Bellevue Hospital's Cancer Care Committee include, left to right,

Jason McChesney, MD; David West, MD; Charles Valone Jr., DO;

D. Ross Irons, MD; Khalid Siddiqui, MD; Marvin Rettig;

Susan Thomson, LSW; James Fanning, MD: Cheryl Irons, RN;

JoAnn Ventura; Melanie Grillis, DO; and L. Joy Block, RHIT, CTR.

Not pictured are Larry Von Kuster, MD; Marianne Schoen, RHIT, CTR; and Kim Stults, RN.

The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons has granted approval to the cancer program at The Bellevue Hospital (TBH).

TBH’s cancer program has been approved since 1990, and the current approval by the Commission on Cancer is good for three years. The local program also received two commendations from the Commission, including a commendation for the quality of National Cancer Data Base data submissions, and one for American Joint Committee on Cancer staging.

Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1932, the Approvals Program sets standards for cancer programs and reviews the programs to make sure they conform to those standards. Recognizing that cancer is a complex group of diseases, the program promotes consultation among surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other cancer specialists. This multidisciplinary cooperation results in improved patient care.

Members of the 2004 TBH Cancer Committee are Chairman James Fanning, M.D.; D. Ross Irons, M.D., Jason McChesney, M.D., David West, M.D., Larry Von Kuster, M.D., Khalid Siddiqui, M.D., Cheryl Irons, R.N., Marianne Schoen, RHIT, CTR, Susan Thomson, LSW, L. Joy Block, RHIT, CTR, Charles Valone Jr., D.O., Marvin Rettig, Kim Stults, RN, and JoAnn Ventura.

Receiving care at a Commission on Cancer approved cancer program ensures that a patient will have access to:
• Quality care close to home
• Comprehensive care offering a range of state-of-the-art services and equipment.
• A multispecialty, team approach to coordinate the best treatment options available to cancer patients.
• Information about cancer clinical trials, education, and support.
• Lifelong patient follow-up through a cancer registry that collects data on type and stage of cancers and treatment results.
• Ongoing monitoring and improvement of care.

Approval by the Commission on Cancer is given only to those facilities that have voluntarily committed to provide the best in diagnosis and treatment of cancer and to undergo a rigorous evaluation process and a review of its performance. In order to maintain approval, facilities with approved cancer programs must undergo an on-site review every three years.

There are currently more than 1,400 Commission on Cancer approved cancer programs in the United States and Puerto Rico, representing close to 25 percent of all hospitals. This 25 percent of hospitals diagnose and/or treat 80 percent of newly diagnosed cancer patients each year.

Cancer Program

CANCER PROGRAM AT THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL

RECEIVES APPROVAL FROM COMMISSION ON CANCER

The Bellevue Hospital, 1400 W. Main Street - P O Box 8004, Bellevue, Ohio 44811-8004 419-483-4040 Last modified: 12/24/04

The Bellevue Hospital, 1400 W. Main Street - P O Box 8004, Bellevue, Ohio 44811-8004 419-483-4040
Last modified: 12/24/04