“We exist to prevent and cure cancer,” is the mission of the Arizona Cancer Center, a designated comprehensive care center at the Unversity of Arizona Health Sciences Center.  The National Cancer Insitute has awarded this designation and people come from throughout the world for treatment.

    The Peter and Paul Fasseas Cancer Center, which opened in 2007, provides clinical trials, research, and treatment for cancer patients.  The state of the art facility is a part of University Medical Center and operates in conjunction with the National Cancer Institute.  The center also runs the Native American Cancer Research Partnership with Northern Arizona University.

    Patients can find clinical trials at the website listed below.  Information about various types of cancer is also available on the website: 

 http://www.azcc.arizona.edu/cpc/index.html

    Appointments can be made at the Cancer Center for either oncology or radiology.  Appointment days are scheduled dependent upon the type of cancer: a breast cancer patient and a patient with prostate cancer or lymphoma may be given different appointment days. 

    The Cancer Center, a remodel of the old Tuccson General Hospital, was designed by CO Architects of Los Angeles, CA and won a citation of merit award for the design of the ambulatory cancer facility.  Photographs of the facility:

http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/Media/DocumentLibrary/001.pdf

Resources:

Arizona Cancer Center:

http://www.umcarizona.org/body.cfm?id=14

http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/cancer_centers/azcc.html

http://uanews.org/node/21482

http://uanews.org/node/19808

Native American Cancer Research Program:

http://nacrp.web.arizona.edu/education/index.htm

Mission- Arizona Cancer Center

http://www.azcc.arizona.edu/atc/mission.htm

   Tucson Medical Center, a 609 bed facility in a campus like setting on the east part of town, is best known for its women’s and children’s services.

     A survey of the classes offered for pre natal and post natal care indicate classes and information are in both Spanish and English.   Programs are available for Dads and Moms, as well as big brother and/or big sister classes.  Red Cross babysitting classes for young people 11years to 15 years are offered. Classes about childbirth, breathing, relaxation, vaginal birth and cesarean sections help the parents to be understand the process of birthing.

     Tucson MedicalCenter was designated as a Neuroscience Center of Excellence (COE) facility, according to the 2006-2007 Neuroscience Center of Excellence Survey, sponsored by Chicago-based NeuStrategy Inc.

      Two neuroscience operating rooms plus a 37 bed department are available for neurological services which also includes an eight bed intensive observation unit.  Sleep diagnosis is offered as well as neurologic and neuromuscular diagnosis and treatment.  Neurological problems  can occur from brain tumors, epilesy, strokes, and seizure.  Advanced training for registered nurses is available in the neurological department through the neurosciene internship program.

     Behavioral disorders are handled by Palo Verde Hospital, an adjuct facility of Tucson Medical Center.  Emergency crisis care combined with a plan for treatment is designed to return patients to the community as soon as possible.  The staff includes psychiatrists, physicians, nurse practioners, nurses, and behavioral health clinicians.

      Tucson Medical Center, originally on the very outlying area of Tucson, was originally established, like many Tucson hospitals, as a facility to treat tuberculosis.  Tucson’s sunshine and warm climate was considered a benefit to the TB patient.  TMC, like many other facilities in Tucson, is now in the process of expanding. 

Tucson Medical Center:

https://www.tmcaz.com/

 Employment Opportunities:

https://www.tmcaz.com/?q=WorkingatTMC 

Classes available:

https://www.tmcaz.com/?q=TucsonMedicalCenter/Maternity/Classes-Groups

   University Medical Center, or UMC as it is called in Tucson, is the teaching hospital for the University of Arizona.  It is also home to one of the best nursing colleges in the nation, University of Arizona School of Nursing as well as the School of Pharmacy.   It is the largest research hospital in Arizona for the School of Nursing, the School of Medicine, and the School of Pharmacy.

      UMC is the major Level 1 trauma hospital for southern Arizona and  takes patients from all of Southern Arizona, western New Mexico, and Northern Mexico.  It ranks as a top hospital for patient survival and shortness of stay.  It also participates in the Southern Arizona telemedicine program which helps to save lives daily.

     Home of Cardio-West, UMC is the site of the first FDA approved artificial heart.  The cardiology department houses the Sarver Heart Center which is involved in research designed to pinpoint stroke and heart attack causes and prevention.  UMC has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the United States for cardiovascular care.

    Transplant surgery is a speciality of UMC and includes simultaneous heart and lung transplants as well as heart transplants and lung transplants.  Liver transplants, kindney and pancreas transplants as well as intestine transplants and islet cell transplants for diabetic patients are among the procedures offered at UMC.

  Currently under construction is the Diamond Children’s Medical Center which will be a model for pediatric care.  The Steele Children’s Research Center currently has more than 100 research projects in progress which benefit the pediatric patient.

    UMC also has a variety of community outreach programs as well as health and wellness programs.  Programs can be accessed at http://www.azumc.com/body.cfm?id=31&action=list

   UMC is a 355 bed facility located at 1501 North Cambell Avenue in the center of the city between Grant and Speedway.  It is a non profit hosptial and also supports the Cancer Center which will be discussed tomorrow. 

    For addiitional information about University Medical Center including job opportunities, check the resources listed below.

Unversity Medical Center:

             http://www.azumc.com/body.cfm?id=20

Desert Health tips – Information about living in the desert:

            http://www.azumc.com/body.cfm?id=42

Nursing, Medical School, and Pharmacology Research:

           http://www.azumc.com/body.cfm?id=22

University Medical Center Job Opportunities:

           http://www.umcarizona.org/body.cfm?id=583