Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI) Earns Accreditation

MOBILE, Ala. — The USA Health MCI has again earned a three-year accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), which recognizes excellence in the delivery of comprehensive, patient-centered cancer care. The oncology program at USA Health (including MCI since it opened in 2008) has been accredited since 1976. The CoC Accreditation Program provides the framework for MCI to continually improve its quality of patient care through various cancer-related programs that focus on the full spectrum of cancer care, including prevention, early diagnosis, cancer staging, optimal treatment, rehabilitation, lifelong follow-up for recurrent disease and end-of-life care. When patients receive care at a CoC facility, they also have access to information on clinical trials and new treatments, genetic counseling and patient-centered services. Like all CoC-accredited facilities, MCI maintains a cancer registry and contributes data to the National Cancer Database, a joint program of the CoC and the American Cancer Society.