Monday, November 25, 2019
New Haven, CT (Nov. 25, 2019) – The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS), has granted three-year accreditation with commendation to the cancer program at Smilow Cancer Hospital (SCH) at Yale New Haven. To earn CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 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.
“We are very proud to be awarded this Accreditation with Commendation,” said Charles Fuchs, MD, MPH, director of Yale Cancer Center and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital. “This unique honor is a testament of the outstanding care and commitment to innovation in quality of care and clinical research the entire Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center team advances throughout all of our clinical programs.”
This year, SCH is celebrating its 10-year anniversary as a state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient cancer care facility. Since opening its doors in October 2009, SCH and YCC have risen to the top echelon as one of the nation’s most comprehensive cancer research and care facilities, providing advanced care to patients and families and pioneering cancer research. It is home to hundreds of highly skilled physicians and nurses who provide care in 13 multidisciplinary cancer specialties. Since its opening, achievements include:
Like all CoC-accredited facilities, Smilow Cancer Hospital maintains a cancer registry and contributes data to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), a joint program of the CoC and American Cancer Society. This nationwide oncology outcomes database is the largest clinical disease registry in the world. Data on all types of cancer are tracked and analyzed through the NCDB and used to explore trends in cancer care. CoC-accredited cancer centers, in turn, have access to information derived from this type of data analysis, which is used to create national, regional and state benchmark reports. These reports help CoC facilities with their quality improvement efforts.
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven is part of the nationally recognized Yale New Haven Hospital, and is affiliated with Yale Cancer Center (YCC), one of only 56 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and the only such center in Connecticut. Smilow Cancer Hospital, the most comprehensive cancer facility in New England, includes private inpatient rooms, multidisciplinary outpatient treatment centers, 12 operating rooms, infusion suites, diagnostic imaging services, and specialized women's and children’s services. Smilow Cancer Hospital also operates a dozen outpatient care centers across Connecticut. YCC and Smilow Cancer Hospital are members of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of 28 cancer centers in the U.S., whose mission is to improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of oncology care. www.ynhh.org/smilow.