The Frederick Health's Cancer Care program was surveyed by the Commission
on Cancer (COC), the only national accreditation for cancer programs in
hospitals, freestanding treatment facilities, and healthcare network cancer
programs in the United States. The Frederick Health Cancer Program was
awarded a “Three Year Accreditation with Six Commendations.”
Our program ranked in the top 405 of 1400 Comprehensive Community Cancer
Center programs surveyed by the COC.
2008
Drs. O’Connor, and Eskander were recognized in Frederick Magazine’s
Top Docs Poll.
Oncology Care Consultants (OCC) received the Community Oncology Research
Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and was awarded a
$30,000 grant to improve clinical research programs. OCC was one of only
three practices in the nation to receive this award in 2008.
2002
The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer recognized
the Frederick Memorial Hospital Cancer Program as a Comprehensive Community
Cancer Program, an honor only about 22% of hospitals in the nation achieve.
1989
Since 1989, the Frederick Memorial Hospital Regional Cancer Therapy Center
has been recognized as one of the top 100 cancer centers in the United
States by Coping Magazine.
