MGH Receives National Outstanding Achievement Award from Commission on Cancer
Marion General Hospital was recently presented with the 2013 Outstanding
Achievement Award by the American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Commission
on Cancer (CoC). MGH is one of a select group of only 74 U.S. health care
facilities with accredited cancer programs to receive this national honor
for surveys performed last year. The award acknowledges cancer programs
that achieve excellence in providing quality care to cancer patients.
The purpose of the award is to raise awareness on the importance of providing quality cancer care at healthcare institutions throughout the U.S. In addition, it is intended to:
• Motivate other cancer programs to work toward improving their level of care.
• Facilitate dialogue between award recipients and healthcare professionals
at other cancer facilities for the purpose of sharing best practices.
• Encourage honorees to serve as quality-care resources to other cancer programs.
• Educate cancer patients on available quality-care options.
“Being an accredited cancer program by the Commission on Cancer and being the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award for 2013 is a reflection of the dedication and expertise of our entire cancer center team, who work tirelessly everyday to provide comprehensive, high quality and compassionate cancer care to our patients. We are proud of this honor, which serves as recognition that you don’t have to travel outside our community for high quality cancer services; we provide them close to home,” states Marilyn Pearcy, RN, OCN, MSM, administrative director, medical oncology.
Marion General Hospital’s cancer program was evaluated on 34 program standards categorized within one of five cancer program activity areas: cancer committee leadership, cancer data management, cancer conferences, clinical services and quality improvement. Our program was further evaluated on seven commendation standards. To be eligible, all award recipients must have received commendation ratings in all seven commendation standards, in addition to receiving a compliance rating for each of the 34 other standards.
The purpose of the award is to raise awareness on the importance of providing quality cancer care at healthcare institutions throughout the U.S. In addition, it is intended to:
• Motivate other cancer programs to work toward improving their level of care.
• Facilitate dialogue between award recipients and healthcare professionals
at other cancer facilities for the purpose of sharing best practices.
• Encourage honorees to serve as quality-care resources to other cancer programs.
• Educate cancer patients on available quality-care options.
“Being an accredited cancer program by the Commission on Cancer and being the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award for 2013 is a reflection of the dedication and expertise of our entire cancer center team, who work tirelessly everyday to provide comprehensive, high quality and compassionate cancer care to our patients. We are proud of this honor, which serves as recognition that you don’t have to travel outside our community for high quality cancer services; we provide them close to home,” states Marilyn Pearcy, RN, OCN, MSM, administrative director, medical oncology.
Marion General Hospital’s cancer program was evaluated on 34 program standards categorized within one of five cancer program activity areas: cancer committee leadership, cancer data management, cancer conferences, clinical services and quality improvement. Our program was further evaluated on seven commendation standards. To be eligible, all award recipients must have received commendation ratings in all seven commendation standards, in addition to receiving a compliance rating for each of the 34 other standards.
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