Cooperating with Cooper to make great care even better

斯皮茨是副主任MD安德森癌症中心at Cooper在卡姆登，新泽西州。

When the $100 million, four-story cancer center opened in October 2013, it represented a new partnership betweenMD安德森and Cooper University Health Care, and a return toMD安德森for Spitz.

“This partnership has been a remarkable success for patients, physicians and both institutions,” says Spitz, who also is vice chairman of Surgery for Cooper University Health Care, the clinical campus of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. The Cooper network is the leading provider of health services in Southern New Jersey and serves more than half a million patients a year.

Patient visits to MD Anderson in Camden and its satellite location in nearby Voorhees Township have been steadily increasing. Since opening, the two campuses together have served more than 55,000 new and established patients.

Something in common

Before partnering with MD Anderson, Cooper already had a sizable cancer program and planned to construct a new facility. It also had a goal to elevate the quality of its cancer care. Leadership and physicians there knewMD安德森could help reach that goal.

“我们的领导想与品质卓越闻名的机构的关系，”施皮茨说。

Likewise, MD Anderson wanted confidence that that its standards would be met by the care provided at Cooper.

Through visits at both locations, MD Anderson at Cooper’s team of more than 30 physicians specializing in urology and medical, radiation, surgical and gynecologic oncology began building relationships withMD安德森physicians in Houston and integrating its approaches to patient care.

“我们的医生都在从一开始,“猎犬says. “They want to provide the highest level of care and to learn from the best cancer team in the world. They wanted to take our cancer care to the next level and they’ve done that.”

Clinicians at both locations have developed strong relationships.MD安德森在休斯敦医生在艰难的情况下与库珀医生和工作经常一起协作来决定照顾最好的办法。其结果有所改善临床护理和更好的患者体验。

“标准化帮助患者。而当它是一个黄金标准像MD安德森，它使保健甚至更好，”施皮茨说。“这是了不起的。现在，它已经成为了预期的“。