Contacts: Mark Broadhurst
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mark.broadhurst@rwjuh.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2006
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Receives
American College of Surgeon’s Highest Cancer Performance Rating
Awarded Three Year Approval with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer
New Brunswick, NJ – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital joins the list of the nation’s
best ranked cancer centers by the American College of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer after
having earned the highest cancer care performance rating, “Approval with Commendation,”
following a stringent on-site performance evaluation conducted in early August.
“This is a major distinction, one that we are proud of, but it’s also something we’re not
surprised by…we know, and more importantly, our patients understand that we provide the
absolute best cancer care. The hallmarks of that care are new medicines and technologies as
well as utilizing the latest cancer research in the treatment of our patients. As the key partner
of the state’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive cancer center, we have
already demonstrated our ability to achieve a higher standard of care. This approval means we
continue to uphold those principles of excellence in the treatment of our cancer patients each
and every day,” said Stephen K. Jones, interim President and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson
University Hospital.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the flagship hospital of The Cancer Institute of
New Jersey (CINJ). CINJ is the state’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and
one of only 39 such centers nationwide.
“Cancer is a frightening truth when a family or individual is confronted with it. We do not
invite the intense scrutiny of the Commission so we can pat ourselves on the back and tell each
other how well we’re doing – we do it so our patients will take some comfort in knowin