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this program as successful as it is. Without everyone, there's no way this accreditation would be possible." STICKING TO HIGH STANDARDS "The title of our standards is 'Cancer Program Standards Ensuring Patient- Centered Care,' and I think that says it all," Haynes says. "Everything we do involves striving to give the best care we can to patients in our community." The standards lay out best practices, give the program areas to improve, and allow the leadership team to perform a review to ensure guidelines are followed in each individual case. One particularly important part of the standards is the cancer registry, which collects data about the cancer we treat. After a set amount of time, which varies by type of cancer—for example, breast and colorectal cancer cases are set at three to four months— a certified tumor registrar (CTR) prepares an abstract. This contains a summary of all the critical information about each tumor a patient has, and the information is submitted to the state. The more information available, the better. "Wisconsin is able to turn the information we send them into programs that actively work to treat cancer," says Haynes. "A great example is the Stop Smoking initiative, which used lung cancer data from the State of Wisconsin Public Health." Many national statistics are drawn from registries like this in each state. By providing this information, we not only help to improve cancer care for patients here in Eau Claire but also to those throughout the country. WHY IT MATTERS Through state-of-the-art technology and therapies, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital Regional Cancer Center offers oncology treatments that are tailored to each patient's needs. Our providers are focused on helping patients remain in control of their health, and allowing them to do so while remaining in the community. "Eau Claire is a very welcoming community, and that's apparent when you walk into the hospital," Haynes says. "From the volunteers to the doctors, everyone cares deeply about what they're doing. It's reflected in the care they provide and in the fact that we've maintained this accreditation for 50 years." To learn more about how our cancer care services benefit the community, visit sacredhearteauclaire.org/ medical-services/regional-cancer-center. "Our cancer program strives to provide patients with the best care possible. We're grateful that they allow us to partner with them on this difficult journey." Cathy Haynes, CTR, Registry Project Manager at HSHS Sacred Heart Regional Cancer Center WE PUT QUALITY FIRST HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital and Prevea are dedicated to delivering quality care at all times. We have committed to follow the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's (NCCN) standards of practice, and we report our care on a routine basis to the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. We are proud of the high level of compliance we have achieved with their quality measures. The cancers we are currently reporting are shown here. New measures are being added to this list routinely, and we will start reporting on new cancer measures when they are announced. COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL CANCER DATABASE TREATMENT MEASURES 91.7% 97% 100% 100% 100% 100% 98% BREAST CANCER COLORECTAL CANCER LUNG CANCER BLADDER CANCER CERVICAL CANCER ENDOMETRIAL CANCER OVERALL METRICS SCORE 1 1 S A C R E D H E A R T E A U C L A I R E . O R G