Balloons decked the hallways at Hollings Cancer Center as the word spread that MUSC Health was named by U.S. News & World Report one of the nation’s top 25 hospitals in the treatment of cancer.
David M. Mahvi, M.D., chief of the Oncology Integrated Center for Comprehensive Excellence, said faculty and staff at Hollings Cancer Center are thrilled to be in the top 25 cancer programs in the nation. It is validation of the excellent care that is provided, he said, explaining that the ranking uses parameters that evaluate the types of patients treated, the quality of care provided and the programs offered to patients.
“In all these categories, we score exceptionally high. We treat the most complex patients, our survival outcomes are outstanding, and we offer programs that are important not only to the physical health of our patients but for their needs overall as they navigate their treatment.”
Though rankings such as this do not drive goals, it is validation that what is being done is working, he said.
