Ireland Cancer Center At A Glance
- More than 200,000 patients a year visit Ireland Cancer Center for their care.
- Ireland consistently ranks in the top 25 cancer centers out of more than 6,000 American hospitals, according to U.S. News and World Report.
- Ireland is currently a 75-bed facility on the campus of University Hospitals; plans call for a new, 150-bed hospital building to be built by the year 2009.
- Ireland is a tertiary care referral center serving the entire Northeast Ohio region.
- Ireland, in partnership with University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University, is a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute.
- Cutting-edge research and innovative clinical trials are the result of Ireland’s long-standing affiliation with Case Western Reserve University.
- Ireland’s 11 multidisciplinary care teams treat the major cancers: breast, skin, sarcomas, gastrointestinal, prostate and genitourinary, gynecologic, head & neck, lymphoma/leukemia, neurologic, pediatric and thoracic.
- Sub-specialists in oncology surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, diagnostic imaging, nursing, social work, behavioral medicine and genetic counseling are an important part of the multidisciplinary teams.
- Team members also participate in advanced programs to teach and train young scientists so that the discovery of new cancer treatments can continue.
- Ireland coordinates clinical care at its six community-based centers in Cleveland suburbs and neighboring counties, which provide a variety of outpatient services.
- Ireland offers patients extremely precise radiation treatment through TomoTherapy, a state-of-the-art system that targets cancerous tumors while avoiding healthy tissue.