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Quick Facts 2006


Clinical Volume and Facilities

Activity

  • 122,872 — Total visits to UI Health Care with a primary diagnosis of cancer
  • 27,778 — Unique patients treated with a primary diagnosis of cancer
  • 37,071 — Total visits in the John and Mary Pappajohn Clinical Cancer Center
  • 4,229 — Admissions for patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer
  • 2,615 (analytic cases) — New cancer patients diagnosed at UI Hospitals and Clinics
  • 24,416 — Radiation oncology treatments delivered
  • 10,075 — Chemotherapy sessions delivered
  • 101 (81 adult, 20 pediatric) in 2006 — Bone marrow transplants

Approximately $355 million of patient care delivered by the UI Hospitals and Clinics and faculty physicians.

Space

  • John & Mary Pappajohn Clinical Cancer Center — 30 exam rooms, 6 consult rooms, 4 treatment rooms
  • 17 chairs and 5 beds in the chemotherapy suite
  • Center of Excellence in Image-guided Radiation Therapy
  • 88 inpatient beds on 4 units with a dedicated pharmacy
  • Adult Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplant unit with 14 beds
  • 5 Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant beds and 15 Hematology Oncology beds

Over 103,000 net square feet of clinical oncology space


Research Activities and Facilities

NCI Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center (Renewed 2005)

  • $55,440 million current funded cancer related research
  • $44.2 million in current endowments to support its mission
  • 249 open clinical trials for cancer patients in 2005
  • 3,173 patients enrolled in clinical trials in 2005
  • 188 Cancer Center members in 36 departments and 6 colleges

Research Programs (6) - Cancer Center Support Grant

Core Facilities (10) - Cancer Center Support Grant

Core Facilities (2) - Aging Grant

Core Facilities (4) - Lymphoma SPORE Grant

Roland and Ruby Holden Cancer Research Laboratories: Opened August 2002
33,953 Gross Square Feet on 4 Floors


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