UCI Health cancer center among the nation’s best
Becker’s recognizes the academic health system for world-class, patient-centered oncology care
Orange, Calif. — The UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center has been recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the nation’s top cancer programs.
The cancer center was highlighted for its leadership in oncology, offering state-of-the-art therapies, conducting pioneering research and participating in forward-thinking clinical trials.
“The only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in Orange County, UCI Health delivers world-class, patient-centered cancer care powered by leading-edge research and innovation. Each patient receives individualized treatment from a multidisciplinary team specializing in their specific cancer type, ensuring the most advanced and effective therapies available,” writes the publication.
"Patients benefit from dedicated nurse navigators and an integrative supportive care team, including dietitians, social workers and holistic medicine experts, all focused on improving quality of life throughout treatment. One of the region’s largest clinical trial programs gives patients access to groundbreaking therapies for both common and rare cancers.”
Earlier this year, the cancer center launched an integrative oncology program in partnership with the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute headed by Dr. Gary Deng, an internationally recognized pioneer in integrative medicine.
Last summer, UCI Health tripled the clinical space available for cancer care and research with the opening of the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building. The five-story, 225,000-square-foot facility is designed to provide everything a patient needs in an environmentally friendly building close to home.
About UCI Health
UCI Health, one of California’s largest academic health systems, is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. The 1,317-bed system comprises its main campus UCI Medical Center, its flagship hospital in Orange, Calif., the UCI Health — Irvine medical campus, four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and a network of ambulatory care centers across the region. UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to the only Orange County-based National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. Powered by UC Irvine, UCI Health serves 5.6 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).