Why Choose Us
Ranked No. 1 in the Nation for Cancer Care
The Cancer Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is ranked No. 1 in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital survey for 2012-13.
Ranking No. 1 in six of 10 specialties, CHOP has more top rankings than any other children’s hospital in the nation, according to U.S. News. CHOP has again tied for the No. 1 ranking overall on U.S. News' Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals.
The U.S. News survey methodology combines clinical data points from 178 pediatric centers with a separate reputational score derived from a survey in which 1,500 pediatric specialists were asked to which hospital they would send the sickest children. For more information, see Best in the Nation.
Recognized Leader
Children experience cancer differently than adults do and respond better when they're treated in a place dedicated to their unique needs.
The Cancer Center is a recognized leader in pediatric cancer treatment and research.
We have some of the top clinicians in the world, as well as leading researchers who are dedicated to studying the very cancers that we treat. This collaboration between oncologists and researchers allows us to fast forward advances in research and treatment to benefit our patients more quickly.
We also provide a level of support to families that is not always available in other centers. Together, more than 175 staff members specifically support oncology patients and have the resources to meet any need a family may have.
Be sure to take our virtual tour to discover what makes the Cancer Center at CHOP truly unique when it comes to caring for your child.
Cancer Center of Excellence
For these reasons and many more, CHOP is recognized as a Cancer Center of Excellence by OptumHealth. Only those cancer programs that have met OptumHealth's strict evaluation criteria are considered for inclusion in the Cancer Centers of Excellence network. Criteria include:
- Multidisciplinary approach to health care
- Program depth and breadth
- Best practice medicine
- Patient and family-oriented programs and services
- High patient volume and surgical volume
- Treatment planning and coordination
- Positive working relationships with referring physicians and payers
- Exceptional clinical research
- Patient satisfaction survey results
Here are some other advantages of choosing us for your child's treatment:
Reputation
- We're ranked No. 1 for Cancer Care and more pediatric specialties than any other hospital in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report's 2012-13 survey of Best Children's Hospitals.
- Some of the world's most renowned pediatric oncologists head the Cancer Center, and they have expertise in every area of childhood cancer.
- We house the nation's first pediatric survivorship program, which monitors late effects and promotes health after cancer.
- We are a leader in family-centered care and provide many amenities and avenues of support for families.
Expert staff
- 43 full-time pediatric oncologists to offer care for every stage of illness, from diagnosis and treatment through follow up for survivors
- 54 physicians in other medical specialties who support our cancer patients
- 22 oncology nurse practitioners
- 50 oncology nurses
- 6 social workers
- 11 child life specialists
- Financial counselors
We also offer access to world renowned experts in many specialties to treat the side effects that children often have from cancer treatment.
Volumes
- We treat more than 500 new patients and more than 4,000 previously treated patients each year.
- We are one of the world's leading treatment centers for refractory neuroblastoma, the most common pediatric solid tumor outside of the brain.
- Our Brain Tumor program is one of the largest in the U.S. — we see more than 200 new patients each year.
- Our pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) program is one of the largest in the U.S.
Research and innovation
- We are a Children's Oncology Group Phase I and Phase II institution, able to offer clinical trials for new treatments for childhood cancers.
- We have a comprehensive portfolio of clinical trials for relapsed cancers, many of which were developed here at CHOP. Search for a clinical trial.
- The Center for Childhood Cancer Research conducts basic, translational and clinical research geared toward finding a cure for childhood cancer.
- Our Center for Applied Genomics is one of the world's largest genotyping programs, identifying gene variations that may be associated with pediatric cancer.
- We offer proton therapy in one of only a few proton therapy centers in the U.S. designed with children in mind, and facilitated by pediatric cancer specialists.
- We offer unique programs for those genetically predisposed to cancer and those who wish to preserve their fertility.
- We offer the only dedicated pediatric PET/CT scanner in the Northeastern U.S., a highly useful tool in detecting many cancers and measuring treatment responses.
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