A word from the president
Winter 2017 : cancer-network-q-and-a
Cancer Network Q&A with Amy Hay
As vice president for Business Development, Amy Hay helps MD?Anderson build partnerships around the world.
Amy Hay, vice president for Global Business Development at MD Anderson, understands that partnerships are ultimately about people. That's something she keeps top of mind as her team works to expand the institution's global reach through the MD Anderson Cancer Network?. Here, Amy weighs in on the Network, how it has grown over the years and how it's propelling MD Anderson's mission to end cancer.
Amy Hay.
What exactly is the MD Anderson Cancer Network??
The MD Anderson Cancer Network? advances the institution's mission of eliminating cancer by collaborating with like-minded community hospitals and health systems to elevate the overall quality of cancer care across the world. The network provides members with a wide range of services, from quality assurance and best practice guidelines to full clinical integration. Member hospitals also benefit from MD Anderson's knowledge as a top cancer center by gaining access to cutting-edge technologies, patient treatment protocols, education, research and the institution's unique multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
Are there different levels of integration and participation?
Members fall into three categories, based on their level of clinical integration - Certified Members partner with MD Anderson for decision support and clinical care is delivered by the local hospital/health system; Associate Members represent international hospitals whose multidisciplinary oncology programs are integrated with MD Anderson; Partner Members are essentially an extension of MD Anderson in the local hospital/health system's community, with full integration of cancer care and research.
How many hospitals are involved with the Network as of March 2017?
To date, we have 24 hospitals making up the MD Anderson Cancer Network?. I expect this number to grow over the fiscal year.
Which hospitals are included?
Partner Members
- Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center - Gilbert, Arizona
- Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center - Jacksonville, Florida
- MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper - Camden, New Jersey
- Summit Medical Group MD Anderson Cancer Center - Berkeley Heights, New Jersey - Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center - San Diego, California scheduled to open in late 2017
- UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center - San Antonio, Texas scheduled to open in late 2017
- UT Health Northeast MD Anderson Cancer Center - Tyler, Texas scheduled to open in late 2017
Certified Members
- Community Health Network - Indianapolis, Indiana
- Covenant Healthcare - Saginaw, Michigan
- DCH Regional Medical Center - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Deaconess Health System - Evansville, Indiana
- East Jefferson General Hospital - Metairie, Louisiana
- Ellis Fischel Cancer Center - Columbia, Missouri
- Frederick Regional Health System - Frederick, Maryland
- Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute - Tulsa, Oklahoma
- OhioHealth - Columbus, Ohio
- Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital - Binghamton, New York
- Piedmont Healthcare - Atlanta, Georgia
- Premier Health - Dayton, Ohio
- Sacred Heart Health System - Pensacola, Florida
- Saint Francis Healthcare System - Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- The Queen's Medical Center - Honolulu, Hawaii
Associate Members
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - Sao Paulo, Brazil
- MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid - Madrid, Spain
- Vehbi Koc Foundation American Hospital - Istanbul, Turkey
In addition to the Network's outreach to raise the standard of patient care, MD Anderson's Global Academic Programs collaborate with 33 institutions in the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. MD Anderson and its Sister Institutions work together to share research and expand education and training programs. Our reach through the Network and Global Academic Programs helps make MD Anderson the most impactful cancer center in the world.
How does MD Anderson vet its Certified Members, Associate Members and Partners?
The road to joining the Cancer Network as a Partner, Associate Member and even a Certified Member is not an easy one. Our team carefully considers each and every hospital that has the potential to join the Network. The process has many checks and balances so that by the end of the review, our team is 100% confident that the hospital can provide the type of care you'd receive at MD Anderson.
What are the Network's goals for the future?
We will continue to look for new opportunities to advance MD Anderson's mission to end cancer in Texas, the nation and the world. Our patients and their care are our number one priority and the MD Anderson Cancer Network? plays a pivotal role in providing them our standard of care, much closer to home.
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