Premier Health Becomes A Certified Member of MD Anderson Cancer Network® to Bring Enhanced Cancer Care to Southwest Ohio
DAYTON, OH (March 2, 2016) – Premier Health announced today that it has become a certified member of MD Anderson Cancer Network®, a program of MD Anderson Cancer Center. The affiliation provides Premier Health physicians with access to MD Anderson’s world-renowned expertise, offering patients and their families enhanced cancer care close to home.
Based in Houston, MD Anderson is one of the world’s most respected cancer centers, focused on multidisciplinary patient care, research, education, and prevention. As one of the top ranked cancer centers in the nation, MD Anderson is one of the original three Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Act in 1971 and is home to the largest clinical trials program for cancer in the nation.
“We are pleased to be an affiliate of MD Anderson Cancer Network®, a program designed to enhance cancer services provided locally,” said Jim Pancoast, CEO of Premier Health. “By combining the strengths of MD Anderson Cancer Network® and Premier Health, we will be able to provide a new level of cancer care right here in Southwest Ohio.”
Certified membership in MD Anderson Cancer Network® is a quality improvement and best practices program based on MD Anderson’s approach to multidisciplinary cancer care. It offers members access to MD Anderson clinical practice guidelines and best practices, as well as nationally accepted quality indicators, with the goal of providing enhanced cancer care close to home. To date, this exciting program has paired 13 already successful local cancer programs across the country with the network. It offers a high level of collaboration and the sharing of knowledge among physicians and other healthcare professionals.
“MD Anderson Cancer Network is pleased to welcome Premier Health as our newest certified member,” said William A. Murphy, Jr., MD, chairman of the board of MD Anderson’s Physicians Network and professor of Radiology. “Premier already has a strong oncology program but this new relationship will give its medical oncologists, surgeons, and radiation oncologists access to a new level of subspecialists with whom to consult. We, too, will learn from Premier and together, we will work toward a common goal of elevating cancer care across this region.”
“This exciting new relationship will be of great benefit to patients and their families across our entire service area,” said Charles Bane, MD, chair of the Premier Health Cancer Institute. “Being aligned with and having direct lines of communication to physicians and other healthcare professionals at one of the leading cancer organizations in the country reflects our commitment to bring new options for cancer care right here to Southwest Ohio.”
Premier Health offers cancer services for patients and their families, conveniently located throughout the region at all of its hospital sites and more, including Miami Valley Hospital, Miami Valley Hospital South, Good Samaritan Hospital (closed in 2018), Good Samaritan North Health Center (Miami Valley Hospital North as of July 23, 2018), Atrium Medical Center, and Upper Valley Medical Center.
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