St. John's Cancer Program Honored
St. John’s Regional Medical Center will host a celebration for its Cancer Program’s award. St. John’s Cancer Program is one of 66 cancer facilities across the United States to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award from American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC).
The celebration will be held in the Mercy Conference Center on Wednesday, June 4, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Speakers will include St. John’s COO, John Mentgen and St. John’s Cancer Committee Chairperson, Dr. Irving LaFrancis.
Established in 2004, the CoC Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) is designed to recognize cancer programs that strive for excellence in providing quality care to cancer patients. A facility receives the OAA following the on-site evaluation by a physician surveyor during which the facility demonstrates a Commendation level of compliance with seven standards that represent the full scope of the cancer program (cancer committee leadership, cancer data management, clinical services, research, community outreach and quality improvement).
In addition, the facility receives a compliance rating for the remaining 29 standards. Sixty-six programs received the OAA as a result of surveys preformed in 2007. This number represents approximately 15 percent of the 453 programs surveyed during this period.
Last fall, St. John’s received a Three-Year Approval with Commendation from the CoC following an on-site evaluation by a physician surveyor. St. John’s demonstrated a Commendation level of compliance in addition to receiving compliance ratings for all other standards evaluated during the survey.
For more information on the Commission on Cancer, please visit their website at www.facs.org/cancer/index.html and for more information on St. John’s Cancer Program call 417.625.2937.
**We would like to invite media to attend the celebration. Speakers will begin at 5 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres will be served.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center has been leading the way in healthcare throughout the four-state area for more than 100 years. We are a 367-bed facility, serving 19 counties in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. We provide state-of-the-art healthcare services, specializing in cardiology, orthopedics, neurosciences, and oncology. St. John’s has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission. Additionally, we have been recognized by Thomson Healthcare with three 100 Top Hospital Awards (2006) and rated in the top 5% nationally by HealthGrades for both joint replacement (2008) and patient safety (2008).