Miami, FL – March 19, 2008 – Mercy Hospital is proud to announce that The Miami Cancer Center (MCC) was recently awarded the Jean Byers Oncology Award from the Florida Cancer Registrar Association. Mercy Hospital’s MCC was among the select few institutions in Miami-Dade County chosen to receive the award. The MCC is also one of the select few organizations to receive this award seven times.
The prestigious award is given based on the level of accordance with national standards for timeliness and completeness of data registry. The key constituents of running an exceptional registry management.
As a seven time recipient of the Jean Byers Award for Excellence, The MCC’s Oncology Registry Department has established a iron clad record of success. The registry provides a wealth of information of all types of cancer that is treated and diagnosed at Mercy Hospital. The “Miami Cancer Center’s Annual Cancer Program Report” is an award winning document, providing statistical data and studies on specific tumor data collected. The program has also contributed its data to the American College of Surgeons National Cancer Database (NCDB) as part of its numbers studies on patient care.
“It is a tremendous honor to receive this award for the seventh year,” stated John Matuska, president and CEO of Mercy Hospital. “This award demonstrates our solid commitment to providing superior service to our patients.”
The Jean Byers Award is an esteemed honor given in the name of Jean Byers, CTR. Ms. Byers dedicated a lifetime to encourage a healthier community through research and education in the oncology registry profession.
The Miami Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital, staffed by specialized physicians, nurses, therapists and technicians, provides the most advanced cancer treatments and clinical trials in an environment that is both state-of-the-art and compassionate.
Receiving such an esteemed award is a true testament to the excellent program provided by the associates at The Miami Cancer Center. It is these associates who continuously strive to provide the best care possible to their patients and in doing so truly embody all that the Jean Byers award represents.
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Mercy Hospital, a recipient of the prestigious Magnet™ award for nursing excellence, is Miami-Dade’s only Catholic Hospital. Established in 1950, it is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph and a member of Catholic Health East. A 483-bed acute care hospital, staffed by over 700 physicians representing 27 medical specialties, its Centers of Excellence include: The Heart Center at Mercy Hospital, the Miami Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital, the Orthopaedic Institute at Mercy Hospital, and the Minimally Invasive Surgical Institute at Mercy Hospital. Mercy Hospital is located at 3663 S. Miami Avenue, Miami, FL.
For more information contact:
Arianne Rey
(305) 860-4634
Evelyn Arias
(305) 860-4616
