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Franciscan Health earns Commission on Cancer accreditation
American College of Surgeons program announces three-year accreditation
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) announced that it granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at the Franciscan Health in Olympia Fields.
To earn this voluntary, national accreditation, Franciscan Health was required to meet 34 separate quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain the highest levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care.
“The Commission on Cancer accreditation is evidence that Franciscan Health takes a multidisciplinary approach to treating cancer,” said Allan Spooner, President and CEO. “At Franciscan Health, we treat cancer as a complex group of diseases that requires consultation among surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, and other specialists. We believe that this multidisciplinary approach results in improved patient care.”
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When patients receive care at a Commission on Cancer facility, such as Franciscan Health, they also have access to information on clinical trials and new treatments, genetic counseling, and patient centered services including psycho-social support, a patient navigation process, and a survivorship care plan that documents the care each patient receives and seeks to improve cancer survivors’ quality of life.
The Franciscan Health Comprehensive Cancer Institute is located at 3900 W. 203rd Street in Olympia Fields. It brings together cancer specialists and a full array of cancer-eradicating technologies in one location in Chicago’s Southland to help patients with their fight against cancer.
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The Comprehensive Cancer Institute is also a Teaching Hospital Cancer Program approved by the American College of Surgeons.
Established in 1922 by the American College of Surgeons, the Commission on Cancer is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving patient outcomes and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education, and the monitoring of comprehensive, quality care. Its membership includes Fellows of the American College of Surgeons.
