WHAT’S NEW AT THE
CANCER CENTER THE FREDERICK B. COHEN, MD, COMPREHENSIVE CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS CENTER IS ALWAYS FINDING NEW WAYS TO GIVE PATIENTS WORLD-CLASS CARE.
NEW CT SCANNER INSTALLED
In the first of several planned upgrades that allow the center to offer stateof-the-art technology, the Radiation Oncology Division recently finalized the installation of a new Philips Big Bore RT CT Scanner. The new scanner provides the most advanced speed, image quality and user comfort available, and is significantly quieter than other CT scanners.
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE
The Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center is accredited by the Commission on Cancer and certified by the Association for Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO’s) Quality Oncology Practice Initiative. The center’s breast imaging service has earned the designation of Breast Imaging Center of Excellence from the American College of Radiology. The Cancer Center works in close partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center.
RWJBarnabas Health and the Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, together with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey—the state’s only NCIDesignated Comprehensive Cancer Center— provide close-to-home access to the latest treatment options. For more information, call 844.CANCERNJ or visit www.rwjbh.org/beatcancer.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBI) welcomes Loretta Muriel as an Oncology Patient Navigator. In this new position, which has been made possible by grant funding from the Susan G. Komen organization, Muriel will serve as a non-clinical community patient navigator. She acts as a breast health resource, providing education for uninsured and underinsured Black and Hispanic women living in Essex County. “We are committed to addressing the racial and social inequities that impact the health and well-being of our diverse communities,” says Darrell K. Terry, Sr., President and Chief Executive Officer of NBI and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey. “By increasing access to much-needed screenings, treatments and overall cancer care, Loretta is an invaluable resource.”
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