Oak Lawn, Ill. – Advocate Christ Medical Center has again been honored by Becker's Hospital Review, who released the 2016 edition of its list of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems With Great Oncology Programs, featuring hospitals and health systems leading the nation in cancer care.
According to Becker’s Hospital Review, hospitals included on this list offer patients comprehensive cancer care involving teams of specialists, participation in clinical trials and personalized treatment programs. Many organizations on this list are driving forces in the fight to end cancer as we know it.
The Becker's Hospital Review editorial team selected hospitals for inclusion based on recognitions received and accreditations earned. The editorial team at Becker’s examined U.S. News & World Report cancer care rankings, CareChex cancer care rankings, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Blue Distinction Center designation and designations from the National Cancer Institute while compiling this list.
“To merit inclusion again in Becker’s listing of some of the best hospitals in the country for cancer care is truly testament to the work of our medical staff and associates in the Cancer Institute,” said Kenneth W. Lukhard, president of Advocate Christ Medical Center. “This achievement also underscores the quality of medical center leadership supporting our Institute.”
The full list features individual profiles of all hospitals selected and can be viewed here.: http://bit.ly/2aOJZK7
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About Advocate Christ Medical Center
Advocate Christ Medical Center is part of Advocate Health Care, which is one of the nation’s leading health care networks. A not-for-profit, 764-bed, premier teaching institution with more than 1,300 affiliated physicians, Christ Medical Center is a leader in health care and one of the major referral hospitals in the Midwest in a number of specialties, including cardiovascular services, heart, kidney and lung transplantation, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics and women’s health. The hospital also has one of the busiest Level I trauma centers in Illinois providing emergency care for more than 100,000 patient visits annually and is a leader in breakthrough technologies, including eICU® (electronic intensive care unit) monitoring, robotic da Vinci Surgery System® and CyberKnife® Radiosurgery. U.S. News & World Report has ranked the medical center among the nation’s leading providers for cardiology and heart surgery, gynecology and pulmonology and rated it overall as being among the top five hospitals in Illinois. The hospital is also recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet Center. Magnet status represents the highest honor in the nursing profession. To obtain more information or to visit our newsroom, log on to: https://www.advocatehealth.com/cmc.