CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today
Novant Health and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital announced
Charlotte, North Carolina, as the
location of the seventh St. Jude affiliate in the country, named
the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Novant Health Hemby Children's
Hospital.
Formerly known as Novant Health Blume Pediatric Hematology &
Oncology, the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Novant Health Hemby
Children's Hospital physicians and staff will work in close
collaboration with their peers at St. Jude to bring life-saving
treatment protocols to children with cancer living in Charlotte and across the southeastern U.S.
Located in Memphis, Tennessee,
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized
for its pioneering research and treatment of children with cancer
and other life-threatening diseases. St. Jude is the first and only
National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
devoted solely to children.
"This affiliation will bring the unparalleled research and
expertise of St. Jude to Novant Health and provide the
highest-quality pediatric cancer care across the Carolinas and
beyond," said Andy Mueller, MD,
president of Novant Health greater Charlotte market. "Novant Health Hemby
Children's Hospital pediatric hematologists and oncologists will
collaborate with physicians and specialists at St. Jude to give our
patients the benefit of years of cancer research and
advancements."
Affiliating with St. Jude will give Novant Health Hemby
Children's Hospital patients access to more clinical trials than
are available at any other facility in the Southeast. St. Jude
freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child treated by
St. Jude and its affiliates contributes to the knowledge doctors
and scientists worldwide use to save thousands more children.
"We are delighted to welcome the St. Jude Affiliate at Novant
Health Hemby Children's Hospital as a new affiliate in the
Charlotte region," said
Larry Kun, MD, clinical director and
executive vice president at St. Jude. "This affiliation between St.
Jude in Memphis and Novant Health
in Charlotte really provides some
of the most advanced and academically exciting opportunities for
patient care for kids both with cancer and with non-malignant
hematologic diseases."
Novant Health Blume Pediatric Hematology & Oncology has
offered comprehensive cancer care to children and young adults in
the Charlotte area since 2001. It
is named in memory of Sherri Blume,
who succumbed to a brain tumor in 1967. Its 1,500 patients travel
up to two hours to receive coordinated care from a dedicated staff
of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, social workers and child life
specialists.
"By joining forces with St. Jude, Novant Health Hemby Children's
Hospital can continue to improve accessibility for our patients,
provide enhanced care coordination and allow us to truly take
pediatric cancer treatment in this region to a new level," Mueller
said.
About Novant Health
Novant Health is a four-state
integrated network of physician clinics, outpatient centers and
hospitals that delivers a seamless and convenient healthcare
experience to our communities. Novant Health consists of more than
1,200 physicians and 26,000 employees who make healthcare
remarkable at nearly 500 locations, including 14 medical centers
and hundreds of outpatient facilities and physician clinics.
Headquartered in Winston-Salem,
N.C., Novant Health is committed to making healthcare
remarkable for patients and communities, serving more than four
million patients annually. In 2014, Novant Health provided more
than $639 million in community
benefit including charity care and services. Novant Health is an
IMS Health top 20 integrated delivery network in the nation.
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