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| Geography | |
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| Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Baylor College of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | oncology-hematologic emergency center |
| Beds | 507 |
| Speciality | Cancer |
| History | |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Links | |
| Website | home page |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of the nation's original three comprehensive cancer centers established by the National Cancer Act of 1971.[1] It is both a degree-granting academic institution and a cancer treatment and research center located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. For six of the past eight years, M. D. Anderson has ranked No. 1 in cancer care in the "America's Best Hospitals" survey published in U.S. News & World Report.[2]
M. D. Anderson was created by an act of the Texas Legislature in 1941, making it a component of The University of Texas System. Today it is one of 40 Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Institute. The cancer center expects to see more than 90,000 patients in 2010 and employs more than 17,000 people.[1]
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History
The cancer center is named after Monroe Dunaway Anderson, a banker and cotton trader from Jackson, Tennessee. He was a member of a business partnership with his brother-in-law Will Clayton. Their company became the largest cotton company in the world. Anderson feared that, in the event of one of the partners' deaths, the company would lose a large amount of money to estate tax and be forced to dissolve. To avoid this, Anderson created the M.D. Anderson Foundation with an initial sum of $300,000. In 1939 after Anderson's death, the foundation received $19 million.
In 1941 the Texas Legislature had appropriated $500,000 to build a cancer hospital and research center. The Anderson Foundation agreed to match funds with the state if the hospital were located in Houston in the Texas Medical Center (another project of the Anderson Foundation) and named after Anderson.[3]
Using surplus World War II Army barracks, the hospital operated for 10 years from a converted residence and 46 beds leased in a Houston hospital before moving to its current location in 1954.[3]
Organization
Mission
M. D. Anderson is focused on research on causes, treatments, and prevention of cancer, with the stated mission of "Making Cancer History." In 2009, more than 11,000 patients participated in therapeutic clinical research exploring novel treatments, making it the largest program of its kind in the United States.[1]
Status
Being a component of The University of Texas System, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is managed under a nonprofit structure, however for profit agreements (see the award winning article "M.D. Anderson private venture raises questions")[4][5] have caused some to question the motives of the center. [6][7] [8] [9]
The cancer center enjoys university status by providing fellowship, internship and residency opportunities to Ph.D.s and medical professionals. Through its School of Health Professions, the cancer center also offers bachelor's degrees in seven allied health fields, including clinical laboratory science, cytogenetic technology, cytotechnology, diagnostic imaging, medical dosimetry, molecular genetic technology and radiation therapy.
Recognition
M. D. Anderson is ranked No. 1 in cancer care in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[10] Additionally, the cancer center ranks first in the number of National Cancer Institute grants and invested more than $510 million in research in 2009. The cancer center also received Magnet Nursing recognition[11] from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Leadership
M. D. Anderson has had only three full-time presidents in its history:
- R. Lee Clark, M.D. (1946-1978)
- Charles LeMaistre, M.D. (1978-1996)
- John Mendelsohn, M.D. (1996-Present)[12]
The provost and executive vice president is Raymond DuBois, M.D., Ph.D.[13]
The executive vice president and physician-in-chief is Thomas Burke, M.D.[14]
The executive vice president and chief business officer is Leon Leach.[15]
The vice president for clinical research is Maurie Markman, M.D.[16]
Growth
The cancer center continues to grow, increasing in size by 50% in the past 10 years. The complex now includes a 507-bed inpatient hospital, several research buildings and outpatient clinic buildings, two faculty office buildings, and a patient-family hotel in addition to other off-site facilities for clinical and research use.
International growth
In 2000 M. D. Anderson officials inaugurated M. D. Anderson International-España, its first international affiliation and Spain's first multidisciplinary full-service cancer center. Located in Madrid, the center offers access to many of the clinical trials offered at M. D. Anderson.
M. D. Anderson International-España is a venture between MDA Holding Spain, S.A., a Spanish investment consortium, and the M. D. Anderson Outreach Corporation, a health care organization created in 1989 to open and expand access to M. D. Anderson's internationally recognized standard of cancer care. Funding was provided by participants in Madrid.[17]
In return for assisting with the development and operation of the Madrid facility, M. D. Anderson Outreach Corporation has a small equity and share in profits. Neither M. D. Anderson Cancer Center nor M. D. Anderson Outreach Corporation has invested any actual dollars in the project.
M. D. Anderson Outreach Corporation has two seats on the 11-member board of directors of MDA Holding Company. The two board seats have significant "reserve powers," which mandate that both representatives approve certain decisions such as those related to quality assurance.
M. D. Anderson Services Corporation
M. D. Anderson Services Corporation[18] (formerly M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Outreach Corporation[19]) was established in 1989 as a not-for-profit corporation to enhance revenues of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center by establishing joint ventures in selected markets, providing additional referrals to the institution, contracting for delivery of inpatient and out-patient management, using existing UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reference laboratory services, and fostering additional philanthropy in distant areas. M. D. Anderson Services Corporation is managed by a board of directors. Three of the directors, one of whom shall be a regent and two of whom shall be administrative officers of The University of Texas System, may be appointed by the Board of Regents. (Note that the M. D. Anderson Outreach Corporation entered in a for-profit agreement with M. D. Anderson International-España.)
See also
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References
- ^ a b c "Institutional Profile". M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. http://www.mdanderson.org/About_MDA/Who_We_Are/display.cfm?id=29E3FCE1-2828-11D5-811100508B603A14&method=displayFull. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ "Best Hospitals: Cancer". US News and World Report. http://www.usnews.com/directories/hospitals/index_html/specialty+IHQCANC/. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ^ a b "Who was M. D. Anderson? - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center". http://www.mdanderson.org/About_MDA/Who_We_Are/display.cfm?id=D78118AE-7845-11D4-AEC300508BDCCE3A&method=displayFull. Retrieved March 20, 2009.
- ^ http://extranet.timesunion.com/hearsthonors/archive/winners_metro_oct05.html
- ^ Feldstein, Dan (2005-11-23). "M.D. Anderson private venture raises questions: Proton-therapy benefits at center won't merit costs of care, some say". The Houston Cronicle. http://www.omnicontests.com/hearst/files/hearst/omnicontests/entry/1343/%7B211E5D22-AEFD-46A8-ADC0-30C3E83BA999%7D.doc. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2005/10/m-d-anderson-cancer-center-leases-its.html
- ^ http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2005/10/sunday_night_th.html
- ^ http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/04/28/hospitals-to-patients-pay-us-now-or-we-wont-treat-you/
- ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120934207044648511.html?mod=2_1566_topbox
- ^ "America's Best Hospitals 2008: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston". U.S. News & World Report. http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/directory/hospital.php?id=6741945. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "Magnet Facilities: Health Care Organizations with Magnet-Designated Nursing Services". American Nurses Credentialing Center. July 7, 2006. http://nursecredentialing.org/ancc/magnet/z_facilities.html. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "John Mendelsohn, M.D., President". M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. http://www.mdanderson.org/about_mda/mendelsohn/. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "Executive Leadership". M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. http://www.mdanderson.org/about_mda/who_we_are/display.cfm?id=2666e24a-e825-4ee3-b40d25cea9b4d0bb&method=displayfull. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "Thomas Burke, M.D.". M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. http://www.mdanderson.org/about_mda/who_we_are/display.cfm?id=537c4706-3eab-4497-a53d926901e23a7a&method=displayfull. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "Leon J. Leach". M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. http://www.mdanderson.org/about_mda/MDA_People/display.cfm?id=C3CFCB7F-B482-4FCD-90B2F48AA4FF7FFA&method=displayFull. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "Maurie Markman, M.D.". M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. http://www2.mdanderson.org/app/clinical/details.cfm?id=145786. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- ^ Penne, Julie (July 15, 2000). "M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Unveils New Facility in Spain". Texas Medical Center NEWS. http://www.tmc.edu/tmcnews/07_15_00/page_07.html. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: Committee Meeting: 2/3/2004" (PDF). The University of Texas System. February 3, 2004. http://www.utsystem.edu/bor/Archives/Feb04/2-04HACAB.pdf. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
- ^ "HEALTH AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: Committee Chairman Oxford" (DOC). The University of Texas System. August 9, 2001. http://www.utsystem.edu/BOR/Archives/Aug01/hacmsa.doc. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
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