St. Mary's Regional Hospital

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Cancer Care

This department offers

  • Blood cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Cancer care
  • Head and neck cancer
  • Lung cancer
  • Palliative care
  • Pediatric cancer
  • Radiation oncology
  • Skin cancer

St. Mary’s is the only Cancer Center in the region with accreditations from all of the following: Commission on Cancer (COC), American Society for Radiation Oncology Program for Excellence (APEx), National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), and Center of Excellence for Lung Cancer Excellence Award (GO2).

We know the moment you’re diagnosed with cancer is actually a beginning. One best led by decades of experience and compassion. Ahead is a plan with support from your team of unrivaled experts.

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Alicia Swink, MD
Welcome to Cancer Centers of Colorado at St. Mary's Regional Hospital
Introducing

Colorado Cancer Center at St. Mary's

St. Mary’s offers the choices in treatment and technology you’d expect from a major academic center but with a much more personal touch – and all in your own backyard. For most cancers, you can receive all the care you need right here in Grand Junction. From the moment you receive a diagnosis to post-treatment, you will have a dedicated, caring team focused on your needs.

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Highest National Cancer Care Accreditations in the Region

St. Mary’s is the only Cancer Center in the region with dual accreditations from both the Commission on Cancer (COC) and the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The COC accreditation from the American College of Surgeons is granted to facilities that voluntarily commit to provide the best in cancer diagnosis and treatment and that comply with all the Commission on Cancer standards. In addition, St. Mary’s Cancer Center has earned the APEx accreditation from the world’s largest radiation oncology quality and safety standards society. APEx is a rigorous multi-step evaluation also requiring structured compliance to patient-centered care through effective communications, coordinated treatment, and verification of including family and patients as partners in care. You are in the best hands possible at St. Mary’s Cancer Centers of Colorado
Commission on Cancer Accreditation

Commission on Cancer

CoC-accredited programs offer comprehensive care including: quality care close to home; a multidisciplinary, team approach; information and education; patient-centered services; options for genetic assessment, counseling, and palliative care services; care monitoring and quality improvement; evidence-based treatment planning; clinical trials and new treatment options, follow-up care; patient tracking through the cancer data system.

NAPBC Accreditation

NAPBC

With accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, you can be assured that we’re held to the highest standards of care for patients with diseases of the breast. In addition, we’re a nationally accredited Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, accredited in all forms of breast imaging from the American College of Radiology, including breast MRI, breast ultrasound, mammography and stereotactic breast biopsy.

GO2 Cancer Care Designation

GO2 Excellence Award

The GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer Centers of Excellence award recognizes hospitals for their multidisciplinary and patient-centric care. National Jewish Health and Intermountain Health are the first hospitals in Colorado and Montana to receive this designation.

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Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx)

APEx facilities have policies and procedures that promote effective communication, coordinated treatment and willingness to engage patients and their families as partners in care.

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