Miami VictorCancer E. Clarke Institute 2019 – 2020 Foundation Charitable Highlights 2019 IMPACT REPORT
Serving Our Patients One of the hallmarks of Miami Cancer Institute is providing high-tech, high-touch care to patients and families. This is accomplished by balancing state-of-the-art technology with the fine art of compassionate care. Our multidisciplinary clinic model makes it possible for patients to see all their specialists on the same day. To sustain the Institute's healing mission, many programs were expanded and new ones were created in 2019:
Laboratory and Enhanced Clinical Pharmacy Services: Patients and their families rely on Miami Cancer Institute’s clinical laboratories to provide accurate and quick results. The Institute’s laboratories service about 400 patients daily in six locations across two counties. Clinical pharmacy specialists now work alongside healthcare professionals to make clinical recommendations, improve patient care and safety, and educate patients and families on medications and support services available for those living with cancer.
Blood and Marrow Transplant: Transplant patients now have the convenience of staying close to home and receiving care from a highly skilled and professional team of caregivers. In 2019, a five-bed inpatient unit opened at Baptist Hospital with daily multidisciplinary rounds. In the Fall, together with Clinical Research, the Blood and Marrow team launched its first outpatient CAR TCell Clinical Trial for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. This promising cancer immunotherapy has the potential to work with a patient’s immune system by reprogramming their T cells (or fighter cells).
Clinical Trials: 39 new studies opened in the areas of medical oncology, pediatric oncology and radiation oncology. To date, the Clinical Trials team has managed 170 studies and over 300 patients in therapeutic trials, providing new and innovative approaches to cancer treatments.
Patient Information Folders: Through the generosity of an anonymous family foundation, Miami Cancer Institute developed bilingual patient information folders for both adults and pediatric patients, and began distributing them in September 2019. These folders include information that orients patients to the facility, explains processes, provides resources and tools, and organizes appointments, test results and treatment plans throughout the continuum of care. 6
