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WellSpan Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine Partner to Fight Cancer in South Central Pennsylvania
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Expanded collaboration provides increased access to complex cancer care
WellSpan Health and Johns Hopkins Medicine recently announced an increased collaboration to provide high quality, seamless, advanced cancer care for WellSpan patients.
As part of WellSpan’s cancer program, WellSpan has had an expanded collaborative with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center since 2017 that provides access to clinical research trials and second opinions from Johns Hopkins Medicine cancer sub-specialists.
With the expansion and opening of the new WellSpan York Cancer Center in July, there is an opportunity to deepen that collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine to increase the amount and complexity of cancer care for patients in WellSpan communities. In addition to second opinions and clinical trials, WellSpan will now have access to more cancer specialists, improved genomics capabilities, clinical protocols, quality review, participation in tumor conferences and educational opportunities to differentiate its cancer program.
“Through our deepening collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine, our combined teams of physicians, faculty and research scientists will work closely with patients to offer the latest treatments and leading-edge therapeutic options within a state-of-the-art program for our friends and neighbors in South Central Pennsylvania,” said Roxanna Gapstur, Ph.D., R.N., president and CEO, WellSpan Health. “Our goal is to ensure the people in our communities receive complex cancer care when they need it, close to home and loved ones.”
Starting at the WellSpan York Cancer Center, patients and community residents will begin to see the highly respected Johns Hopkins Medicine brand associated with WellSpan’s oncology services. As the new capabilities are spread across the service line to all its regions, it will be an important way to show communities that advanced, life-saving cancer care is available locally.
“This relationship represents our shared approach to bringing the best care to patients in the South Central Pennsylvania region, and we are so proud to expand the collaboration to include clinical trials, peer-to-peer consultations and educational opportunities,” said Kevin W. Sowers, M.S.N., R.N., president of the Johns Hopkins Health System and executive vice president of Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Working together with Johns Hopkins Medicine, consistently ranked as one of the best cancer centers in the United States by U.S. News and World Report, WellSpan will deliver unparalleled cancer care for patients in its communities.
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