LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer Care Consultants announced today that it has been selected by Los Alamitos Medical Center to serve as the medical directors and provide onsite radiation oncology services to physicians and patients at that 167-bed facility.
Cancer Care Consultants is Southern California’s most comprehensive and experienced radiation oncology group, annually providing treatment to over 1,800 patients with cancer. In addition to its new location at Los Alamitos, the group founded and operates the Santa Monica Cancer Treatment Center and serves as the medical directors of the radiation oncology departments at Northridge Medical Center, Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center and Citrus Valley Medical Center.
“Our services at Los Alamitos blend medical and computer technologies with the utmost in compassionate care for our patients,” said Cancer Care Consultants’ Robert Kwon, M.D., co-director of radiation oncology at Los Alamitos. “As part of this effort, we are committed to taking much of the hassle out of cancer care by quickly resolving problems, coordinating care among all primary care physicians and specialists, and making sure that all care is taking place as it optimally should.”
“We are pleased to partner with Cancer Care Consultants,” stated hospital CEO Michele Finney. “In expanding and improving the care in our radiation oncology department, they provide many years of experience, technical expertise and a compassionate approach to patient care.”
The radiation oncology department at Los Alamitos Medical Center provides diagnostic and treatment services for patients battling many types of cancer, including: breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer and others. The capabilities available at the site include:
* Newly implemented Prostate Permanent Seed Implant Program with state-of-the-art, real-time intraoperative dynamic planning (Cancer Care Consultants is among the most experienced in this field in all of California, annually performing hundreds of prostate seed implants). * Siemens Linear Accelerator with photons and electrons. * 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy with Pinnacle ADAC treatment planning system (installed October 2004). * Newly implemented CT/MRI Fusion technology for treatment planning. * Iodine-131 for the treatment of thyroid cancer. * Newly implemented CT/MRI/PET Fusion technology with Syntegra for treatment planning.
By late spring, the hospital anticipates adding High Dose Rate Brachytherapy, including cutting-edge Mammosite technology.
“In addition to recognizing the needs of our patients, our team at Los Alamitos is committed to providing referring physicians prompt, accurate and complete communication that will allow them to remain directly engaged in the care and treatment of their patients,” said Michael Steinberg, M.D., co-director of the center. “We can provide to referring physicians -- or those considering referring -- quality assurance information relative to both clinical quality as well as patient satisfaction.”
Drs. Kwon and Steinberg are supported at Los Alamitos by a specialty-trained staff of healthcare professionals as well as the entire Cancer Care Consultants team. Many of these physicians have been recognized in the “Best Doctors in America” and “The Essential Guide to Los Angeles’ Best Doctors.”
Located at 3751 Katella Avenue, Los Alamitos Medical Center offers a wide range of health services and medical programs for parents-to-be, families and seniors, which include: The Birthing Center, cardiology (including a cardiac catheterization/angiography suite), oncology, respiratory, onsite laboratory, MRI, open MRI, CT Scan, PET Scan, physical therapy, and others, in addition to educational lectures and support groups. Further information may be obtained at http://www.losalamitosmedctr.com/.
Cancer Care Consultants, founded in 1973, is devoted solely to providing technologically advanced radiation treatment to cancer patients in Southern California and beyond. No radiation oncology group in Southern California offers a more comprehensive array of services or technologies. In addition, the group is actively involved in cutting-edge clinical research fostering the advancement of cancer care and aimed at finding a cure for cancer. Further information on the group may be obtained at http://www.cancercareconsultants.com/.
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CONTACT: Ross Goldberg, +1-818-597-8453, for Cancer Care Consultants