Fox Chase Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center research facility and hospital located in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main facilities of the center are located on property adjoining Burholme Park. The center is part of the Temple University Health System (TUHS) and specializes in the treatment and prevention of cancer.
Fox Chase Cancer Center | |
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Temple University Health System | |
Geography | |
Location | 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 40°04′19″N 75°05′25″W / 40.071848°N 75.090206°W |
Organization | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Specialist |
Affiliated university | Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University |
Services | |
Standards | NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Speciality | Oncology, Teaching hospital, Cancer research |
History | |
Former name(s) | American Oncologic Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research |
Opened | 1904[1] (as the American Oncologic Hospital) |
Links | |
Website | www |
The center was formed in 1974 by the merger of the American Oncologic Hospital, which was founded in 1904 as the first cancer hospital in the United States,[2] and the Institute for Cancer Research, founded in 1927.
In 1967 a large wing of the hospital was constructed based on a design by Vincent G. Kling using steep slopes of poured concrete and roof tiles by Ludowici.[3]
In 1995, Fox Chase also became a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of 21 of the nation's leading academic cancer centers.
The center was an independent, non-profit institution until it became part of TUHS July 1, 2012. On December 15, 2011, Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University Health system signed an affiliation agreement.[4] Under the agreement, Fox Chase has connected and extended its current operations into the adjoining 176-bed and 33-acre Jeanes Hospital, which is already a part of the Temple University Health System. Fox Chase is considered the "Cancer Hub" of the Temple University Health System.
The hospital has almost 2,400 employees and an operating budget of $300 million. Annual hospital admissions average about 4,100 and outpatient visits to physicians exceed 69,000 a year. As of 2014, the Fox Chase Cancer Center was ranked as the 19th best cancer hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[5]
Fox Chase became the first US cancer center and the first hospital in Pennsylvania to earn the American Nurses Association Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence in 2000. Fox Chase has continued to win this designation for a total of six awards, one of only 15 hospitals in the United States to do so.[6] In 2020, Fox Chase Cancer Center received the Press Ganey's Guardian of Excellence Award for excellence in clinical care in outpatient services.[7]
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