Mather Hospital’s Comprehensive Community Cancer Program was reaccredited earlier this year for another three years, according to Kimberly Schwalb, Mather Hospital’s cancer coordinator. The program was first accredited on November 1, 1977.
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard setting, which promotes cancer prevention, research, education, and monitoring of comprehensive quality care.
Individuals and representatives of more than 50 cancer-related organizations contribute to the development of the CoC standards and accreditation program.
There are more than 1,500 CoC-accredited cancer programs in the United States and Puerto Rico. CoC accreditation encourages hospitals, treatment centers, and other facilities to improve their quality of care through various cancer-related programs and activities. These programs are concerned with the full continuum of cancer—from prevention to survivorship and end-of-life-care—while addressing both survival and quality of life.