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+ Tumor Boa rd: Providers at Oneida Hea lth Cancer Care have access to Roswell Park's Tumor Board — a mul- tidisciplinary team of physicians that meets weekly in Buffalo to review cases that are either unique or challenging and to collectively recommend a course of action. COLLABORATION ACROSS LOCATIONS According to Gene Morreale, President and CEO at Oneida Hea lth, the avail- ability of these services and the seamless discourse between physicians in Buffalo and Oneida are the result of the system's advanced telemedicine capabilities. "Through the use of telemedicine, our team can communicate directly with Roswell Pa rk specia lists in Buf fa lo, including their tumor board," Morreale says. "Roswell Park physicians are able to insta ntly see a ny releva nt patient results and discuss personalized patient treatment plans based on their areas of expertise with our physicians here in Oneida. Access to an expanded network of knowledge helps ensure that we are accurately dia g nosi ng patient s a nd prescribing the most appropriate care based on National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) cancer care guidelines." Thomas Schwaab, MD, PhD, Chief of Strategy, Business Development and Outreach at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, agrees. "Oneida Health Cancer Care patients have immediate access to the highest level of oncolog y care close to home," Dr. Schwaab says. "We are happy we can offer patients state-of-the-art equipment and clinical and technical expertise that only an NCI-designated cancer center can provide. Our shared vision is making a big difference." TOTAL CANCER CARE IN ONEIDA Prior to the opening of the Dorothy G. Griffin Radiation Oncology Center, Oneida Hea lth launched the Oneida Hea lth Cancer Care Medical Oncology Center in 2018 in affiliation with Roswell Park. The center, which houses 12 infusion suites, a hematolog y/oncolog y off ice and a telemedicine room, is directed by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center FOUNDED IN 1898, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center was one of the nation's first three NCI-designated cancer centers and is currently the only NCI-designated cancer center located in Upstate New York. Additionally, this Buffalo-based organization was recently ranked No. 14 by the U.S. News & World Report's 2019-20 "Best Hospitals for Cancer" list — placing it among the top 1.5% of nearly 900 centers nationwide. " Modern oncology care is an intricate, orchestrated symphony of different oncology specialties. However, we really go to great lengths to ensure that Oneida Health Cancer Care patients have access to highly specialized programs and to coordinate it so that as many of these subspecialties as possible are available within a single setting." — THOMAS SCHWAAB, MD, PHD, CHIEF OF STRATEGY, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH AT ROSWELL PARK COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER External Beam Radiation Therapy is a technique that uses a TrueBeam linear accelerator to generate and deliver precise photon beams into tumors inside the body. a Roswell Park-affiliated physician and offers evaluations, chemotherapy infu- sions, palliative medicine, specialized physical therapy, nutrition services and several cancer screening services. Oneida Health Cancer Care and Roswell Park opened the Dorothy G. Griffin Radiation Oncology Center one year later. "From the start, Oneida Hea lth and Roswell Park's leadership had a singular vision in providing a cohesive, high quality cancer care program which would deliver the presence of an NCI-designated cancer center in Oneida," says Morreale. "The addition of radiation oncolog y to our a lready successful medica l oncolog y 0 8❱❱❱❱❱ C O V E R S T O R Y

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