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Cancer Care We’re very pleased to receive approval with commendation from the Commission on Cancer, because it is an unbiased opinion of the quality of care we provide to cancer patients in north Berkshire. Cancer care in our area continues to advance with emphasis on quality patient care in the community, using all available modern therapies, and access to clinical trials.
NARH’s cancer program provides care to hundreds of patients each year in the Eileen Barrett Oncology Center in the Ambulatory Care Center. A multidisciplinary team of physicians, clinicians, social workers, and dietitians ensures comprehensive care for local cancer patients.
The program moved into new facilities in the Ambulatory Care Center in 2002.
Receiving care at a cancer program approved by the Commission on Cancer ensures that a patient will have access to comprehensive care, including a range of state-of-the-art services and equipment; a multispecialty, team approach to coordinate the best treatment options; access to cancer-related information, education and support; a cancer registry that collects data on type and stage of cancers and treatment results and offers lifelong patient follow-up; ongoing monitoring and improvement of care; and quality care close to home.
The CoC’s core functions include setting standards for quality, multidisciplinary cancer patient care; surveying facilities to evaluate compliance with CoC standards; collecting standardized and quality data from approved facilities; and using the data to develop effective educational interventions to improve cancer care outcomes at the national, state, and local level.
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