Sutter Health Cancer Services and Programs

A n n u a l S u m m a r y o f P r o g r a m A c t i v i t i e sSMCSSutter Medical Center, SacramentoGregory Graves, MDMedical DirectorSutter Medical Center, Sacramento(SMCS) incorporates a multitude ofprograms that provide comprehensivestate-of-the-art diagnostic and treatmentservices for patients with cancer. In 2004services were provided to more than1,700 newly diagnosed cancer patients.SMCS’s Bone Marrow TransplantProgram received its Foundation for theAccreditation of Cell Therapy certification.In addition, the Sutter CancerCenter received its three-year ACoSCommission on Cancer recertificationas a community hospital comprehensivecancer center.Advances in the Treatment ofLung CancerIn its ongoing drive to provideminimally invasive treatment options topatients with lung cancer, the center’sThermal Ablation Program, using bothRFA and microwave ablation with a CTguidedapproach, has seen more than250 patients since it began. In additionto lung cancer, the program also offersthis treatment for liver, renal, bone andadrenal tumors.The Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy(Sugarbakers) Program continuesto expand, receiving referrals fromthroughout the western United States.In January 2005, a da Vinci® roboticssurgical program was initiated, enablingminimally invasive prostatectomiesto be performed, which decreasesblood loss and length of stay, andreduces incidences of incontinence andimpotence. The da Vinci® system willsoon be used in the treatment of othercancers.Kiumars R. Hekmat, MD, and Leonard E. Crawford Jr.,MD with the da Vinci robotBreast Cancer ServicesLisa Guirguis, MD, has joined the SMCSteam of surgical oncologists. Havingcompleted a fellowship in surgical oncologyat the National Cancer Institute(NCI) and the City of Hope Cancer Center,one of her areas of interest is developinga comprehensive Breast CancerCenter. SMCS also now offers partialbreast irradiation with MammoSite.Pediatric OncologySutter Children’s Services and theSutter Cancer Center is the fifth largestprogram in Northern California andninth largest in California. The PediatricOncology Program provides advanceddiagnosis, treatment and clinicalresearch services to pediatric cancer patients,with a bimonthly Pediatric BrainTumor Board.Support Service Enhancements:• Continue to promote smokingcessation with more classes. Thisyear’s success rate in sustainednonsmoking was 81 percent.• The Sutter Cancer Center now has anestablished Palliative Care Programto offer support and comfort aspatients transition from activetreatment toward end-of-life care.• The Breast Navigator Program hasmaterials that are now available inRussian, Spanish and Chinese.• Massage therapy was implementedin the Infusion Center and InpatientOncology Unit.• Complementary medicine programs,such as free social work counseling,free nutritional counseling, dancemovement therapy, art and musictherapy continue to be available.Goals for 2005–06• Develop comprehensive datadashboard to validate quality of care;• Expand Palliative Care Projectfrom the ICU into other areas of thehospital;• Recruit additional oncologyspecialists to meet the growingdemands of patients;• Investigate feasibility of a comprehensivebreast cancer center; and• Design and complete lobbyenhancement.2005 Annual Cancer Center Report — 2004 Statistical Review | 11