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Nursing at Fox Chase Cancer Center
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A Century of Excellence
Discover the history of one of the nation's first cancer hospitals.
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Nurse Navigators
The Mission of the Fox Chase Cancer Center Department of Nursing is to ease the burden of human cancer by providing compassionate, expert, holistic nursing care to adult cancer patients and their families. Fox Chase Cancer Center has a unique staff of oncology-trained nurses who provide one of the best nurse-to-patient ratios in the area.
Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence
Fox Chase Cancer Center is the first hospital in Pennsylvania and the nation's first cancer center to earn the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This accreditation is the highest honor for nursing excellence. Magnet hospitals have better patient outcomes than similar non-Magnet hospitals.
Accomplishments
Among their many accomplishments, our highly-skilled nursing staff has received countless awards and scholarships; published numerous articles; are certified in oncology nursing; have advanced education; speak at national meetings; and act as official trainers for the Oncology Nursing Society.
As a nurse, I am very aware of the nursing care at other hospitals. The Fox Chase nurses are fabulous.
Innovative Approaches
Fox Chase nurses look for ways to improve patient care. Read about the nursing team on 3 South.
