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Quick Facts 2008


Clinical Volume and Facilities

Activity

  • 125,462 — Total visits to UI Health Care with a primary diagnosis of cancer
  • 32,022 — Unique patients treated with a primary diagnosis of cancer
  • 39,861 — Total visits in the John and Mary Pappajohn Clinical Cancer Center
  • 4,484 — Admissions for patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer
  • 3,274 (analytic/non-analytic cases) — New cancer patients diagnosed at UI Hospitals and Clinics
  • 19,700 — Radiation oncology treatments delivered
  • 11,247 — Chemotherapy sessions delivered
  • 86 (71 adult, 15 pediatric) — Bone marrow transplants
  • 6,996 — contacts to the Cancer Information Service

Approximately $427 million of patient care delivered by the UI Hospitals and Clinics and faculty physicians.

Space

  • John & Mary Pappajohn Clinical Cancer Center — 30 exam rooms, 5 consult rooms, 2 treatment rooms
  • 28 chairs and 5 beds in the chemotherapy suite
  • Center of Excellence in Image-guided Radiation Therapy
  • 72 inpatient beds on 3 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

  • $50,426,214 million current funded cancer related research
  • $34.6 million in current endowments to support its mission
  • 240 open clinical trials for cancer patients
  • 3,694 patients enrolled in clinical trials
  • 210 Cancer Center members in 38 departments and 6 colleges

Research Programs (6) - Cancer Center Support Grant

Core Facilities (10) - Cancer Center Support 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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