Healing Arts - 2014 Annual Cancer Report

Healing
Arts
2014 Annual
Cancer Report

Healing Arts:
As Observed by An Artist Letter to our Stakeholders
Our footprint is expanding, making the Cone Health Cancer Center an even
greater resource for handling the growing need for cancer care in our communities.
The expansion can be attributed, in large measure, to the opening of the new
Cancer Center at Alamance Regional Medical Center. The $21 million, two-story,
44,000-square-foot facility opened in January 2014.
The renovated and expanded facility houses 24 exam rooms, two treatment rooms
and 30 chemotherapy treatment areas – three times the space that was previously
available. The chemo areas range from private rooms to communal areas where
patients can establish bonds with others during time-consuming treatments. All of
the spaces have views of a 2.5-acre healing garden.
The Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional Medical Center houses two
radiation vaults, one of which contains a new TrueBeam® linear accelerator. The
TrueBeam uses powerful bursts of highly-focused radiation to accurately target and
kill cancer cells, resulting in fewer side-effects and shorter treatment times. The
other vault contains equipment to plan radiation treatments and equipment used
in brachytherapy, an advanced seed implantation technique used to treat prostate
cancer.
Growth of the Cone Health Cancer Center can also be attributed to a partnership
between Cone Health and Randolph Hospital to bring state-of-the-art cancer care to
Randolph County and surrounding areas.
Novel Use of Technology to Improve Patient Safety
Thanks to the innovative and creative thinking of Cone Health Physicists David
Wiant, PhD, and B. J. Sintay, PhD, cameras and computers ordinarily used to monitor
patients are being used in a novel way to make treatments safer and more effective.
The AlignRT® system uses computers and six cameras to collect 3,000 data points
that create detailed 3-D images of patients. Wiant and Sintay are using these
images to position a patient on a radiation treatment table to within 1mm accuracy.
The system’s accuracy means that the cancer gets as much radiation as possible
while sparing the surrounding healthy cells and structures. This method also reduces
the amount of radiation the patient gets from X-rays that were previously used to
align the patient and the lasers.
This novel use is the first time doctors can correct for any small patient movement,
which allows Cone Health doctors to better use “breathe and hold” techniques
for breast cancer patients. Taking a deep breath fills the lungs with air moving the
breast tissue away from the heart, reducing radiation to the heart and avoiding
subsequent heart problems in 15 to 20 years. Seeing a detailed image allows the
radiation to be turned off when the patient begins exhaling. Cone Health Cancer
Center will begin exploring the use of AlignRT-assisted breathe and hold techniques
for other cancer patients such as those with liver cancer and lung cancer.
These are the types of best practices we will share with the Levine Cancer Institute
of Carolinas HealthCare System as we move forward with building a mutually
beneficial, collaborative relationship. A hallmark of the Cone Health Cancer Center
is sharing what we’ve learned through our own innovation as well as learning from
others as they work to discover and create best-in-class cancer care.
I noticed two women taking
photographs of the revolving butterfly
sculpture on the second floor of the
Cancer Center and asked if they liked
it. One of them replied,“Oh, yes. My
brother is being treated here for neck
cancer. I come here with him, but it is
so hard and so painful. The only thing
that makes it possible for me to come
into this building is the art.”
2

Breaking Ground with Oral Chemotherapy
Another such innovation involves making the growing practice of prescribing oral chemotherapy as safe as possible.
Chemotherapy, while effective in treating cancer, is also highly toxic. Chemotherapy works by killing cancer cells within
the body, which also causes harm to healthy, normal cells. However, while healthy cells regenerate, cancer cells do not. In a
clinical setting, we can very closely monitor dosage and the effect on patients. But what happens when a patient is taking oral
chemotherapy at home? That question is currently being studied by Cone Health researchers.
We are one of several cancer centers around the nation looking into and establishing best practices for communicating with patients.
Those practices include how and when to take these drugs, safe storage, drug handling and disposal procedures, and when it is important
to check in with a professional healthcare provider.
This groundbreaking work will help define the next generation of cancer care.
In This Report
The theme of this year’s report is Healing Arts. When you arrive at the Cone Health Cancer Center, one of the first things you experience
is the power of art to stimulate, to inspire and to heal. This power can be felt throughout the Cone Health Cancer Center as you enjoy the
more than 70 pieces of art that were underwritten by community contributions. The healing arts collection celebrates all forms of visual
arts, including paintings, photography, fused and stained glass, ceramics and metal sculpture. In 2014, we invited local artists to set up a
table and art supplies to create a dedicated space where patients can engage in spur-of-the-moment, interactive art activities. Throughout
this report, you will find photos of the artwork as well as the stories told to and by the artists as they’ve witnessed the profound impact
art has had on our patients.
Also in the following pages, we summarize some of our most important advances for 2014 as well as 2013 data from our Cancer Registry.
If you or a loved one has cancer, we’d like to help. Please go to conehealth.com for additional information about our program.
Sincerely,
Skip Hislop Brendan Fitzpatrick
Vice President for Oncology Services Executive Director, Cone Health Cancer Center at
Cone Health Cancer Center at Wesley Long Hospital Alamance Regional Medical Center
Firas Shadad, MD Timothy Finnegan, MD
Chairman, Cancer Committee Chairman, Cancer Committee
Cone Health Cancer Center at Cone Health Cancer Center at
Wesley Long Hospital Alamance Regional Medical Center
Faera Byerly, MD Timothy Oaks, MD
Cancer Liaison Physician Cancer Liaison Physician
Cone Health Cancer Center at Cone Health Cancer Center at
Wesley Long Hospital Alamance Regional Medical Center
Cone Health Cancer Center at Wesley Long Hospital is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and the National
Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. The Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional has earned a three-year accreditation with
commendation from the American College of Surgeons. The Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional is also certified under the Quality
Oncology Practice Initiative Program of The American Society of Clinical Oncology.
The data in this report includes Alamance Regional Medical Center and represents calendar year 2013 unless otherwise noted.
3

Cone Health Surpasses Others
in Quality Patient Care
Each year, we submit specific data to the National Cancer Data Base, which allows us to compare the effectiveness of
our quality improvement measures against those of other cancer centers across the nation, including other programs that
are accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. The measures against which we benchmark
ourselves are endorsed by the National Quality Forum. These measures emphasize the quality of patient care as well as
the importance of accurate and complete documentation of care. Breast, colon and rectum cancers are the only ones
identified by the Commission on Cancer for inclusion in this benchmarking.
The following charts, based on 2012 data, demonstrate how Cone Health Cancer Center compares and the percentage
of patients who were affected.
4
Cone Health
Cancer Center
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Percentage Diagnosed
Breast Cancer Patients
88.9
86.4
88.4
Similar
Programs
85.7
87
All Commission
on Cancer Approved
Programs
Radiation Therapy
Administered
Within One Year
for Patients
Receiving Breast
Conservation
Surgery
Cone Health
Cancer Center
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
92.9
Similar
Programs
All Commission
on Cancer Approved
Programs
Chemotherapy
Administered
Within Four
Months

Healing Arts:
As Observed by An Artist
Two different patients approached
me in the lobby to comment on the
Gardens of Joy displayed throughout
the lobby. These small sculpture
gardens were created by patients in
the Healing Art Days program. One
individual said she was very much
touched by the wishes for joy that
patient participants had expressed to
those who would see the gardens.
The other said that the gardens were
so colorful and joyful that she had to
wander around the lobby to find each
of the five pots of clay flowers and
examine each one.
5
Hormone Therapy Administered Within One Year
Cone Health
Cancer Center
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
82.4
79.6
Similar
Programs
78.8
All Commission
on Cancer Approved
Programs
Chemotherapy Administered Within Four Months
Cone Health
Cancer Center
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Colon Cancer Patients
83.3
81.8
Similar
Programs
80.5
All Commission
on Cancer Approved
Programs
Radiation Therapy Administered Within Six Months
Cone Health
Cancer Center
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0 Percentage Diagnosed
Colon Cancer Patients
85.8
85.7
Similar
Programs
85.8
All Commission
on Cancer Approved
Programs

2013 Cone Health Analytic Cases
The following table shows the occurrence of cancer by gender and stage of disease. It includes all new patients seen
in 2013 within the Cone Health network.
Total Male Female STAGE
Primary Analytic
Site Cases 0 I II III IV Unknown N/A
 
Blood & Bone Marrow 138 80 58 0 4 1 2 3 31 97
Bone 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Brain 78 30 48 0 0 0 0 0 8 70
Breast 814 5 809 180 318 201 64 24 27 0
Digestive System 510 275 235 13 103 116 89 140 45 4
Endocrine 90 20 70 0 33 9 9 8 11 20
Female Genital 159 0 159 13 72 14 24 19 14 3
Lymphatic System 113 54 59 0 20 18 30 36 6 3
Male Genital 273 273 0 1 77 149 14 18 14 0
Oral Cavity 66 52 14 0 13 10 9 29 3 2
Respiratory System 598 299 299 8 167 49 117 237 19 1
Skin 50 29 21 8 13 10 11 4 2 2
Soft Tissue 10 6 4 0 5 2 0 0 3 0
Urinary System 250 172 78 108 71 28 15 17 10 1
Unknown Primary 49 22 27 0 0 0 0 0 6 43
Other/Ill-Defined 14 5 9 0 0 2 3 2 2 5
All Sites 3215 1322 1893 331 897 610 387 538 201 251
6

Year of Diagnosis
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of Cases
Breast
Lung
Prostate
Colorectal
Top Four Sites at Cone Health, 2009-2013
During the time period 2009 to 2013, the top four sites diagnosed
and/or treated at Cone Health have consistently been breast, lung,
prostate and colorectal.
Age at Diagnosis by Gender, 2013 Analytic Cases
The prevalence of cancer increases sharply at age 40 for women and age 50 for men.
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
20-29
Age at Diagnosis
Number of Patients
Male
Female
30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-109
Class of Case, 2013 Analytic Cases
A total of 3,215 analytic cases were diagnosed at Cone
Health in 2013. Of these, 2,466 (76 percent) were
patients who were initially diagnosed and received all
or part of their first course of treatment at Cone Health.
Eighteen percent or 607 patients were diagnosed
elsewhere but came to Cone Health for part or all of their
first course of treatment. Only 142 patients (4 percent)
were diagnosed at Cone Health and went elsewhere for
their first course of treatment.
76%
Diagnosed and
Treated at Cone Health
18% Diagnosed
Elsewhere, Treated
at Cone Health
4% Diagnosed at
Cone Health,
Treated Elsewhere
Healing Arts:
A gentleman sat at the nearby
computer for a long time
watching what we were doing.
He said he wasn’t interested
in painting. After three hours,
I finally decided to take
painting supplies to him! He
had a walker with a seat, and I
placed a board and the paints
and paper on top of that. As
it turns out, he really enjoyed
painting an iris and excitedly
showed it to his wife when
she finished her appointment.
Shortly afterwards, another
woman ventured over and
saw the painting of the iris.
She recognized the type of iris,
because she has them in her
garden. It was the painting that
opened up our conversation.
The woman was at the Cancer
Center with her sons, both of
whom have serious cancers.
(Less than 100% due to rounding.)
7

Healing Arts:
2013 Analysis:
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is defined as cancer that starts in the colon or the
rectum. These gastrointestinal (GI) cancers can also be referred to
separately as colon cancer or rectal cancer, depending on where they
start. Colon cancer and rectal cancer have many features in common,
although there are differences in treatment. Colon and rectal cancer
statistics generally are reported as one under the umbrella of colorectal
cancer.
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both
men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society’s
estimates on the number of colorectal cancer cases in the United States
for 2014 are 96,830 new cases of colon cancer and 40,000 new cases of
rectal cancer.
Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in
the United States when men and women are considered separately, and
the second leading cause of death when both genders are combined.
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is expected
to cause approximately 50,000 deaths during 2014.
The care for GI cancer patients from initial diagnosis to treatment and
follow-up is complex. Care providers include various medical specialists
such as primary care, gastroenterologists, surgeons, radiologists,
pathologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, genetic
counselors, nurse navigators, dietitians and social workers.
The Cone Health Cancer Center is familiar with the challenges and
complexity of GI cancer care. In October 2012, a nurse navigator was
hired to work with the GI cancer population, assist in eliminating barriers
to care, and to help coordinate the GI oncology program. In December
2012, a key group of specialized physicians formed the GI Group,
otherwise known as the GIG. The GIG meets monthly to solve issues
related to quality patient care.
Over the past year, the GIG created a rectal cancer pathway, in
accordance with National Comprehensive Cancer Network® guidelines
as well as standard regulatory requirements. The pathway is an algorithm
that helps expedite the accuracy with which rectal cancer is diagnosed
and staged. The staging workup of rectal cancer is often complicated and
unfamiliar to providers who do not come in contact with this disease on
a regular basis. The algorithm is a great tool to assist providers in the
decision-making process for the best course of treatment.
Along with the development of a rectal cancer algorithm, having
regularly scheduled meetings with the GIG has enhanced physician
communication. This approach to rectal cancer care is streamlining earlier
treatment, improving coordination of care, and increasing patient and
physician satisfaction.
The art creates connection and community
in the Cancer Center lobby. A young
woman with whom I spoke about doing
art immediately put down her reading and
stood up to go to the art table. The elderly
gentleman sitting beside her was reluctant to
try his hand at the art. The two patients didn’t
know each other, but the young woman
encouraged the man and after struggling to
get out of his chair, he came over and painted
with her. The art inspires people to help and
support each other, and to encourage each
other to try something new.
8

In addition to the monthly GIG meetings, the GI Tumor Board meets weekly. This GI tumor board has been the main
center of multidisciplinary care for the GI cancer population. The tumor board consists of gastroenterologists, surgeons,
pathologists, radiologists, medical and radiation oncologists, genetics counselor, a nurse navigator and interventional
radiologists. This is what true multidisciplinary care means. Cancer cases are presented and reviewed to determine the best
course of treatment for each patient. Colorectal cancer is complex, and its treatment requires specialized coordination of
the flow and sequencing of required tests, scans and procedures.
The GI Tumor Board discussion provides the ideal structure to review potential new colorectal cancer protocols since
clinical trials involve multidisciplinary participation. A clinical trial program is required for cancer centers to receive
accreditation by the American College of Surgeons. The Cone Health Cancer Center has had a clinical trial program since
1987. Patients are able to take part in national clinical trials and yet stay close to home.
Cone Health Cancer Center is an accredited cancer program with many strengths. Patients receive personalized care. They
have one physician who is in charge of directing cancer care depending on their disease and treatment. Like other cancers,
this is necessary in the treatment of colorectal cancer. The patient generally sees the same physician and care team every
visit, giving that personal touch one might not receive at a larger facility.
In early 2013, Brad Sherrill, MD, and Faera Byerly, MD, began to study the rectal cancer population, comparing treatment
prior to the Cone Health Cancer Center developing a formal GI program (GI navigator and GIG) to treatment after the
Cone Health Cancer Center created a GI program. The study asked the following two questions:
1. Are all newly diagnosed Stage I and II rectal cancers staged and considered for
neoadjuvant treatment (chemotherapy and/or radiation prior to surgery)?
2. Was a carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) lab test collected prior to treatment (surgery
or other treatment)?
The CEA test measures the amount of protein that appears in the blood of those with colorectal cancer and is used to find
how widespread the cancer has become or check the success of treatment.
Drs. Sherrill and Byerly developed these questions based on standard of care parameters from national guidelines.
At publication time, this research continues. Once completed, the study will compare the 2011-2012 (pre-GI program)
time period to the 2013-2014 (post-GI program) period. The physicians hope to prove the GI program has enhanced the
quality of care for colorectal patients.
Results for 2013 and 2014 are currently being gathered
and are not yet available. However, the results for the pre-
GI program are available at right.
An analysis of 2011 and 2012, the time period during
which the Cone Health Cancer Center GI program was
beginning, shows increased percentages for both study
questions.
2011 2012
Total # of Patients in
Stage Group II or III 33 29
Total # of Patients Receiving Surgery 26 25
Total # of Patients Considered for
Neoadjuvant Treatment 21 22
Prior to Surgery
% of Patients Considered for
Neoadjuvant Treatment 80% 88%
Prior to Surgery
Total # of Patients with CEA Done
Prior to Surgery 20 27
% of Patients with CEA Done
Prior to Surgery 60% 93%
9

Healing Arts:
So many people waiting in the lobby
look nervous and anxious. When they
came to the table to paint, I would
watch the tension disappear. One
young patient said she didn’t feel well
enough to paint, but she eventually
did paint. She said she had been
watching what was going on in the
art corner and thought she should try
it. I watched the transformation as
her fear and tension washed away
to a feeling of calm and peace. It
amazes me how visible the change
is. I love to watch the patients arrive
at a place of peace then go on to
their appointments with confidence
and hope. It isn’t so much about the
art. Art is the means by which people
can release their tension, expressing
their feelings with the tools of paint
brushes and beautiful colors.
2013 Colorectal Cases by Stage and Age Group
Diagnosed and/or Treated at Cone Health
STAGE
Age at
Diagnosis 0 I II III IV Unknown
18-29 0 1 1 1 0 0
30-39 0 0 0 1 0 1
40-49 1 3 2 4 6 2
50-59 0 14 14 7 6 8
60-69 4 13 11 11 10 7
70-79 4 13 12 8 10 9
80-89 1 13 6 4 5 5
90-99 0 1 2 1 1 3
100-109 0 1 0 0 0 0
10

Healing Arts:
At one point during the afternoon,
there were patients at the art
table who spoke Spanish and
another family who spoke
Cambodian. With bright colors
and brushstrokes, they became
immersed in painting and
seemingly forgot about the worry
and fear associated with their
diseases. Very different people
who wouldn’t have ordinarily
come together, surrounding
a table filled with painting
supplies, demonstrating creativity,
concentration, connection.
2013 Colorectal Cases by Age Group
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
56
Age at Diagnosis
Number of Patients
20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
9
80-89 90-99
100-109
58
37
1
52
17
2
3
2013 Colorectal Cases by Race and Age Group
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
57
44
13
59
39
19
1
58
44
12
2
Age at Diagnosis
Number of Patients
50-59
20
10
9
40-49
1
20-29
2
30-39
60-69
70-79
34
30
4
80-89
White
Black
Other/Unknown
8
7
90-99
1
100-109
1
11

Healing Arts:
2013 Colon Cases by Gender and Age Group
Male Female
 
STAGE
Age
18-29 1 1
30-39 1 0
40-49 9 2
50-59 31 16
60-69 29 23
70-79 21 30
80-89 10 21
90+ 2 6
Total 104 99
2013 Colon Cases by Race and Age Group
1
47
36
11
50-59
52
36
15
1
51
39
12
Age at Diagnosis
11
5
6
40-49
2
18-29
30-39 60-69
70-79
31
27
4
80-89
White
Black
Other/Unknown
8
6
2
90+
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Number of Patients
I was showing a visitor the art on the
walls. A patient, who was waiting in
the Breast Center lobby, interjected
into the conversation that there was
much more art down the hallway.
She went on to say that upon her
cancer diagnosis, her family wanted
her to go elsewhere, because they
felt it would be better than the local
cancer center. The patient said that
she came to Cone Health Cancer
Center just to see what it was like.
That’s when she saw all the original
art on the walls. She went on to
say that she decided any place that
took such care to create a healing
environment would take good care
of her. ‘Why would I want to go
anywhere else,’ she asked.
12

2013 Rectal Cases by Gender and Age Group
Male Female
 
STAGE
Age
2013 Rectal Cases by Race and Age Group
1
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
9
5
3
White
Black
Other/Unknown
30-39 60-69 70-79 80-89
Age at Diagnosis
Number of Patients
40-49 50-59
3
90+
10
8
2
7
3
4
7
5
2 1 1
20-29
1
Healing Arts:
An older woman and her
granddaughter painted for a while,
had to go to an appointment, and
later returned to finish painting. The
older woman was joyful. She told me
how much she enjoyed painting. She
said that her life had become better
because, since her diagnosis, she has
taken the time to do the things that
make her happy. She now ‘stops to
smell the roses.’
20-29 0 1
30-39 1 0
40-49 6 3
50-59 4 6
60-69 6 1
70-79 6 1
80-89 1 2
90+ 1 0
Total 25 14
13

1 2 3 4 5
About Us
4 Cone Health Medical Group is a
physician-lead network of specialty and primary
care medical practices of more than 400
doctors and health care professionals at nearly
100 locations across the Triad. Cone Health
Medical Group providers offer primary care
medical services, including family medicine,
internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology,
pediatrics and urgent care. Specialty care
– such as cardiology, gastroenterology,
pulmonology, rheumatology, oncology,
endocrinology, urology and general surgery –
is also available at many locations.
5 MedCenter High Point is a
75,000-square-foot facility that features a 24-
hour emergency department; comprehensive
lab and imaging services; an outpatient
pharmacy; Women’s Health Network;
specialized health services such as outpatient
rehabilitation, cancer care, heart care and
sports medicine; and other walk-in services.
6 MedCenter Kernersville offers a full
range of services, including family medicine,
women’s health care, orthopedics, heart care,
outpatient rehabilitation, behavioral health,
and occupational health complete with an on-site
lab and imaging services. For those seeking
immediate care, we offer an urgent care facility
that is open seven days a week with minimal
wait times.
7 MedCenter Mebane offers numerous
services in a single location, including an
outpatient surgery center; urgent, primary and
cancer care; and services in the areas of ear,
nose and throat, gastroenterology, imaging,
radiology, lab, physical therapy, diabetes
management, nutrition therapy, occupational
health, ophthalmology/optometry, dermatology
and plastic surgery.
Cone Health is a not-for-profit network of
health care providers serving people in Guilford,
Forsyth, Rockingham, Alamance, Randolph,
Caswell and surrounding counties. Our tagline
– “The Network for Exceptional Care” –
highlights our commitment to excellence, which
is shared by our more than 11,000 employees,
1,300 physicians and 1,200 volunteers.
As one of the region’s largest and most
comprehensive health networks, Cone Health
has more than 100 locations, including six
hospitals, three ambulatory care centers, three
outpatient surgical centers, four urgent care
centers, a retirement community, more than 75
physician practice sites and multiple centers of
excellence.
1 Alamance Regional Medical Center,
a 238-bed medical and surgical hospital in
Alamance County, joined Cone Health in May
2013. Specialized services include heart and
vascular, cancer and women’s care as well
as advanced imaging services and surgical
services, among others. Our modern facility
utilizes cutting-edge equipment such as the
da Vinci® surgical robot system.
2 Annie Penn Hospital has 110 acute care
beds. This facility includes inpatient and short
stay surgery centers, cancer care, heart care
and specialty clinics such as a Sleep Disorders
Center and an Endoscopy Center of Excellence.
3 Behavioral Health Hospital offers
pediatric and adult inpatient crisis stabilization
at an 80-bed facility. Outpatient care includes
numerous group therapy programs as well as
individual counseling and day programs. The
hospital also offers the community a 24-hour
Helpline that provides access to a trained
professional. Three additional outpatient
Behavioral Health Centers also are located in
Greensboro, Kernersville and Reidsville.
8 The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
is our flagship. Moses Cone Hospital is a 536-
bed teaching hospital and referral center. It
includes a Children’s Emergency Department,
Level II Trauma Center and centers of excellence
in orthopedics, neurosciences, stroke, and heart
and vascular care. North Tower opened in 2013
with 16 new operating rooms and all private
patient rooms.
9 Triad HealthCare Network is one of
the nation’s most successful accountable care
organizations. Cone Health partnered with local
physicians to create this consortium of more
than 700 physicians in Guilford, Rockingham,
Randolph and Alamance counties. Those
physicians have come together to demonstrate
how collaboration will allow them to markedly
improve the quality and value of the care
provided to patients.
10 Wesley Long Hospital offers 175
private beds for oncology, bariatric, urology
and orthopedics medical and surgical patients.
Our modern facility utilizes state-of-the-art
equipment such as the da Vinci® surgical robot
system and the SpyGlass® visualization system
in the Endoscopy Center. The campus also
provides cancer, sickle cell, sleep disorders, and
wound and hyperbaric care.
11 Women’s Hospital, a 134-bed facility, is
home to one of the area’s most experienced
neonatal intensive care teams. The hospital’s
Level II and Level III unit has been providing
care to critically ill newborns since 1990. The
hospital also houses the nationally accredited
Breast and Ultrasound Imaging Center. The
hospital’s da Vinci® robot provides minimally
invasive surgical care for gynecology patients.
6 7 8 10
9 11

Exceptional Cancer Care
Oncology Treatment, Research and
Administrative Headquarters
Cone Health Cancer Center at Wesley Long Hospital
Oncology Treatment & Research Centers
Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional
Cone Health Cancer Center at Randolph Hospital
Medical Oncology and Support Centers
Cone Health Cancer Center at Annie Penn Hospital
Cone Health Cancer Center at MedCenter High Point
Cone Health Cancer Center at MedCenter Mebane
Annie Penn
A 40
85
40
BUS
85
BUS
ROCKINGHAM
GUILFORD
RANDOLPH
MedCenter
High Point
Wesley
Long
Randolph
Hospital
MedCenter
Mebane
ALAMANCE
159
29
64
Alamance
Regional
Healing Arts:
15
Late in the afternoon after almost
everyone else had left the Cancer
Center, a father and a young
child sat at the art table coloring
mandalas. They are quiet and
focused and involved in what they
are doing. The art invites everyone
to participate, especially a child.

Mailing Address:
1200 N. Elm St. | Greensboro, NC 27401
Street Address:
501 N. Elam Ave. | Greensboro, NC 27403
conehealth.com

Healing Arts - 2014 Annual Cancer Report

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

What's hot

What's hot (20)

Similar to Healing Arts - 2014 Annual Cancer Report

Similar to Healing Arts - 2014 Annual Cancer Report (20)

Recently uploaded

Recently uploaded (20)

Healing Arts - 2014 Annual Cancer Report