City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, is opening Orange County’s only cancer specialty hospital on its academic cancer campus in Irvine later this year.
Seamlessly connected to City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center, the cancer specialty hospital completes the continuum of cancer care — from prevention through survivorship and including both outpatient and inpatient surgery — delivered by multidisciplinary teams focused on caring for each patient’s specific needs and ensuring care is uninterrupted throughout the entire treatment journey.
“A substantial proportion of patients with cancer require one or more surgical procedures, reflecting the essential role of surgery in both treatment and potential cure,” says Pashtoon Kasi, M.D., the medical director of GI medical oncology for City of Hope Orange County.. “Advanced cancer surgeries may include time in an inpatient setting; and with our new cancer specialty hospital, patients no longer need to travel outside Orange County for this vital, lifesaving care. This also adds value to our destination cancer center that's already providing care to patients from across the country.”
City of Hope Orange County’s cancer specialty hospital will offer patients a level of surgical oncology care that only a nationally ranked cancer research and treatment organization can provide, including:
- Renowned cancer surgeons with highly specialized expertise in treating even the most complex cancers.
- Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation, CAR T cell therapy, bispecific antibody therapies and other breakthrough treatments for hematologic cancers like leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
- The latest technology, including two DaVinci 5 robotic surgical systems for high-precision treatment of prostate cancer, gynecologic cancer, colorectal cancer, urologic cancer, thoracic cancer and more.
- Intra-abdominal heated or aerosolized chemotherapy (HIPEC/PIPAC) performed during surgery for cancers that have spread to the peritoneum.
- Liver-directed therapies including hepatic artery infusion (HAI) therapy for colorectal cancer or bile duct cancer/liver cancer that has spread to the liver. This innovative surgical device delivers chemotherapy directly and continuously to the tumor, improving disease control and limiting side effects.
- State-of-the-art operating rooms directly connected to the operating rooms at the cancer center, designed and built to operate as a single cohesive unit.
- AI-enhanced video technology in the operating room, providing surgeons the ability to collaborate in real time with experts across City of Hope’s network of care.
- Integrated subspecialty cancer care delivered in one hospital admission instead of over the course of days or weeks.
- Clinical trials of leading-edge cancer treatments that require hospital monitoring for more than one night.
In addition to benefiting from the full power of innovation and groundbreaking technology, City of Hope patients have access to world-class rehabilitation, integrative oncology and supportive care, all personalized to deliver better outcomes and better quality of life.
This isn’t standard cancer care. This is lifesaving cancer care. This is Hope.
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