Memphis Medical Quarterly Goes Inside West Cancer Center’s Gynecologic Oncology Division

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For more than twenty years, West Cancer Center’s Gynecologic Oncology Division has provided rapid access to the most comprehensive treatment for women across the Mid-South. Beginning with the hiring of Linda Smiley, MD, FACOG in 1995, West Cancer Center integrated a more refined and targeted approach to patient care, delivering customized – and multidisciplinary –… Read more »

West Cancer Center Welcomes Drs. Ratliff and Verrier

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Effective April 3, Drs. Ratliff and Verrier will join the West Cancer Center faculty as the newest board certified Medical Oncologists & Hematologists. With more than 30 years of collective experience delivering compassionate, patient centered care, this exceptional group of care providers will advance the West Cancer Center mission to provide patients access to the most innovative and comprehensive services available for their cancer journey.

West Cancer Center’s Gynecologic Oncology Division To Be Featured At Society Of Gynecologic Oncology’s Annual Meeting

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Faculty, Residents and Fellows contribute abstracts accepted for presentation at 2017 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer® Congratulations to West Cancer Center’s Gynecologic Oncology Division, who successfully submitted seven abstracts for acceptance at the SGO’s  Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, March 12-15, 2017 in National Harbor, MD. Since 1969, women’s health care professionals have convened at… Read more »

Corinth Nurse Receives American Cancer Society Excellence In Best Practice Award

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Jerri Simpson instrumental in development of on-site “Look Good Feel Better” Program  Jerri Simpson, RN-BC, OCN, has received the 2016 Excellence in Best Practice Award from the American Cancer Society. An Infusion Nurse at West Cancer Center’s Corinth location, Jerri was instrumental in the local development and implementation of the American Cancer Society’s Look Good… Read more »

West Cancer Center Recertified For Cancer Care From Largest Oncology Society In United States

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QOPI Certification Program recognizes nation’s leading cancer institutions dedicated to highest quality care MEMPHIS, TENN., October 12, 2016 – West Cancer Center has received reaccreditation by the QOPI Certification Program (QCP™), an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). QCP builds on ASCO’s Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) and provides a three-year certification… Read more »

West Cancer Center’s Blood & Marrow Transplant Program Receives FACT Accreditation

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MEMPHIS, TENN., September 15, 2016 – West Cancer Center announced today that its Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Program has received accreditation for both autologous and allogenic transplantation from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT).  Acknowledged in the industry as the threshold for excellence in cellular therapy, including bone marrow or cord… Read more »

West Cancer Center Joins OncLive In Strategic Alliance Partnership

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New collaboration to publicize advances in cancer research and treatment PLAINSBORO, N.J. (August 10, 2016) – OncLive® welcomes West Cancer Center,the Mid-South’s leading cancer treatment and research organization, to its Strategic Alliance Partnership program. In the new partnership, OncLive’s editorial and marketing teams will publicize important news and announcements from West Cancer Center. Founded in… Read more »

CMS Announces West Cancer Center Selected For Initiative Promoting Better Cancer Care

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CMS Oncology Care Model attracts almost twice the expected number of physician group practices MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 30, 2016: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has selected West Cancer Center as one of nearly 200 physician group practices and 17 health insurance companies to participate in a care delivery model… Read more »

The Methodist Breast Center And The West Clinic Comprehensive Breast Center Partner To Form The New Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center

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The Methodist Breast Center and The West Clinic Comprehensive Breast Center are now the Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center. The new Breast Center consolidates the services of the previously separate Methodist Breast Center and The West Clinic Comprehensive Breast Center into an integrated program for the complete management of breast health and wellness. “This partnership… Read more »

West Cancer Center Names Candace Wilder Chief Operating Officer

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – March 15, 2016 — West Cancer Center, the Mid-South’s leading cancer treatment organization recently named Candace Wilder as Chief Operating Officer. Wilder previously served as Vice President of Operations for West Cancer Center. “The decision to promote Candace to COO is part of our strategic growth plan,” said Erich Mounce West Cancer… Read more »