NorthBay Cancer Center earns full accreditation

NorthBay Cancer Center earns full accreditation
By Reporter Staff
Posted: 05/24/2009

NorthBay Cancer Center has earned a full, three-year accreditation with six commendations for quality care from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.

Established as Solano County's first cancer center in 1987, it was praised for an active patient outreach program, its commitment to staff education, timely and accurate case reporting, and the publication of its annual reports.

In that report, a noted accomplishment was NorthBay Bridges, a palliative care program designed to help patients facing life-limiting, chronic or progressive disease to manage their symptoms and realize the best possible quality of life.

Only 40 percent of programs in the nation - 1,409 in all - come through the evaluation process with both three-year approvals and commendations. Most - 58 percent - may earn approval, but with issues that must be addressed.

"I'm thrilled," said Cancer Data Coordinator Charlene K. Thompson. "It's an ongoing effort to give our patients the best quality care, and the report shows we're having success."