City of Hope National Medical Center
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City of Hope National Medical Center, (commonly City of Hope) is a private, not-for-profit clinical research center
, hospital
and graduate medical school
located in Duarte, California, United States
. The center's main campus resides on 110-acres of land adjacent to the boundaries of Duarte and Irwindale, California
, with satellite offices in Monrovia, California
and downtown Los Angeles, California
, and regional fundraising offices throughout the country.
City of Hope is perhaps best known as a cancer treatment center. It has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center
by the National Cancer Institute
, a branch of the National Institutes of Health
, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
.
City of Hope played a role in the development of synthetic human insulin
in 1978. The center has performed 10,000 bone marrow transplant
s as of January, 2011.
City of Hope is a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
.
, also known as "consumption", was a growing concern in the United States and Europe. Owing to advancements in the scientific understanding of its contagious nature, a movement to house and quarantine sufferers became prevalent. Construction of tuberculosis sanatoria, including tent cities, became common in the United States, with many sanatoriums located in the Southwestern United States
, where it was believed that the more arid climate would aid sufferers.
In 1913, the Jewish Consumptive Relief Association was chartered in Los Angeles, California, with the intent of raising money to establish a free, non-sectarian sanatorium
for persons from throughout the United States diagnosed with tuberculosis. After raising sufficient funds, the association purchased 10 acres of land in Duarte, California, a small town in the more arid San Gabriel Valley
, approximately 16 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, and dubbed the property the Los Angeles Sanatorium. Opening January 11, 1914, the sanatorium originally consisted of two tents, one for patients and one for caregivers.
The sanatorium was nicknamed "the city of hope", and grew in size for several decades, continuing to raise funds, construct permanent facilities, hire doctors and treat increasing numbers of patients. Treating tuberculosis remained the sanatorium’s focus until after World War II, when vaccines for tuberculosis gained widespread use in the United States.
With tuberculosis becoming less prominent, in 1946, executive sanatorium director Samuel H. Golter began an initiative to transform the sanatorium into a full medical center, supported by a research institute and post-graduate education. The Los Angeles Sanatorium officially changed its name to City of Hope National Medical Center in 1949. City of Hope's research institute was formally established in 1952. The City of Hope Graduate School of Biological Sciences
was eventually chartered in 1993.
From 1953 to 1985, under executive director Ben Horowitz, City of Hope grew further in size and became best known for its cancer research and treatment programs. Horowitz raised City of Hope's annual average operating budget from $600,000 to more than $100 million during his tenure.
In 1981, the National Cancer Institute designated City of Hope a "Clinical Cancer Research Center". In 1983, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation awarded City of Hope a $10 million grant to establish the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
; the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope is now City of Hope's research moniker, and is one of six institutes/centers established by the Beckman Foundation in the United States.
From 1983 to the present, City of Hope continued to grow, expanding its Duarte campus and adding more research and patient care facilities and other structures. City of Hope lists an office building in Monrovia, California, and a development headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, and has opened regional fundraising offices in various cities throughout the United States.
, gastrointestinal
, gynecologic, thoracic
and urologic
cancers, as well as leukemia
, lymphoma
, and diabetes. City of Hope has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center
by the National Cancer Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health
, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
City of Hope is a bench to bedside institution. Faculty, residents, and fellows conduct biomedical research, treat patients
and lecture
medical students. Consequently, the medical center serves as a teaching hospital
.
Industrial, institutional, and National Cancer Institute-approved external peer-reviewed
clinical trials are conducted at City of Hope.
City of Hope is accredited by the Joint Commission, a private body which accredits over 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
and Keiichi Itakura, working with Herbert Boyer
of San Francisco-based biotechnology
corporation
Genentech, Inc.
, became the first scientists to produce synthetic human insulin. City of Hope licensed patents based on Riggs's and Itakura's work to Genentech. On August 13, 1999, City of Hope sued Genentech for allegedly cheating it out of its fair share of the profits from products based on the Riggs-Itakura patents. On April 24, 2008, the Supreme Court of California
affirmed the jury's award of $300 million in contractual damages to City of Hope but reversed the award of $200 million in punitive damages.
(NCCN), a non-profit alliance of 21 U.S. cancer centers. The NCCN publishes clinical practice guidelines for oncological treatment among its member institutions. Member institutions include City of Hope, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/University of Tennessee Cancer Institute
, Fox Chase Cancer Center
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
in Seattle, Washington, and 16 others.
, as of July 2010, City of Hope's clinical research hospital has 183 beds, with 673 registered nurses and 30 licensed practical nurses, handling 147,176 outpatient visits and 3,260 inpatient operations
over a one year period.
, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. The institute shelters the City of Hope Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences.
Research conducted at the institute has contributed to discoveries in the areas of recombinant DNA technology, gene therapy
and monoclonal antibodies
.
& Genetics
is a manufacturing facility specializing in the production of pharmaceutical-grade materials. The center also assists clinical investigator
s with translational research
and clinical trials.
.
and palliative care.
Annual fundraising
events include Walk for Hope (a multi-city charity fundraising walk
), Concert for Hope (a fundraising concert featuring celebrity musicians), and the City of Hope Celebrity Softball
Challenge, held in Nashville, Tennessee.
As of 2010, City of Hope's Power of Hope fundraising campaign seeks to raise $1 billion by the institution's centennial in 2013.
City of Hope maintains eight regional fundraising offices in various cities throughout the United States, including Palm Desert, California, Phoenix
, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago
, Philadelphia, and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Clinical research center
The term "Clinical research center" or "General clinical research center" refers to any designated medical facility used to conduct clinical research, such as at a hospital or medical clinic. They have been used to perform clinical trials of various medical procedures...
, hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
and graduate medical school
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
located in Duarte, California, United States
Duarte, California
Duarte is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 21,321, down from 21,486 at the 2000 census....
. The center's main campus resides on 110-acres of land adjacent to the boundaries of Duarte and Irwindale, California
Irwindale, California
Irwindale is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 1,422 at the 2010 census, down from 1,446 at the 2000 census....
, with satellite offices in Monrovia, California
Monrovia, California
Monrovia is a city located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 36,590 at the 2010 census, down from 36,929 at the 2000 census...
and downtown Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, and regional fundraising offices throughout the country.
City of Hope is perhaps best known as a cancer treatment center. It has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCI-designated Cancer Center
NCI-designated Cancer Centers are a group of approximately 66 cancer research institutions in the United States supported by the National Cancer Institute....
by the National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
, a branch of the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
.
City of Hope played a role in the development of synthetic human insulin
Insulin
Insulin is a hormone central to regulating carbohydrate and fat metabolism in the body. Insulin causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from the blood, storing it as glycogen in the liver and muscle....
in 1978. The center has performed 10,000 bone marrow transplant
Bone marrow transplant
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cell or blood, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood stem cells, or umbilical cord blood...
s as of January, 2011.
City of Hope is a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
National Comprehensive Cancer Network is an alliance of twenty-one cancer centers in the United States, most of which are designated by the National Cancer Institute as comprehensive cancer centers...
.
History
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the spread of tuberculosisTuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
, also known as "consumption", was a growing concern in the United States and Europe. Owing to advancements in the scientific understanding of its contagious nature, a movement to house and quarantine sufferers became prevalent. Construction of tuberculosis sanatoria, including tent cities, became common in the United States, with many sanatoriums located in the Southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
, where it was believed that the more arid climate would aid sufferers.
In 1913, the Jewish Consumptive Relief Association was chartered in Los Angeles, California, with the intent of raising money to establish a free, non-sectarian sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
for persons from throughout the United States diagnosed with tuberculosis. After raising sufficient funds, the association purchased 10 acres of land in Duarte, California, a small town in the more arid San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, United States. It lies to the east of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...
, approximately 16 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, and dubbed the property the Los Angeles Sanatorium. Opening January 11, 1914, the sanatorium originally consisted of two tents, one for patients and one for caregivers.
The sanatorium was nicknamed "the city of hope", and grew in size for several decades, continuing to raise funds, construct permanent facilities, hire doctors and treat increasing numbers of patients. Treating tuberculosis remained the sanatorium’s focus until after World War II, when vaccines for tuberculosis gained widespread use in the United States.
With tuberculosis becoming less prominent, in 1946, executive sanatorium director Samuel H. Golter began an initiative to transform the sanatorium into a full medical center, supported by a research institute and post-graduate education. The Los Angeles Sanatorium officially changed its name to City of Hope National Medical Center in 1949. City of Hope's research institute was formally established in 1952. The City of Hope Graduate School of Biological Sciences
City of Hope Graduate School of Biological Sciences
The City of Hope Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences entertains a high-level educational program that trains students to become research scientists with expertise in chemical, molecular, and cellular biology...
was eventually chartered in 1993.
From 1953 to 1985, under executive director Ben Horowitz, City of Hope grew further in size and became best known for its cancer research and treatment programs. Horowitz raised City of Hope's annual average operating budget from $600,000 to more than $100 million during his tenure.
In 1981, the National Cancer Institute designated City of Hope a "Clinical Cancer Research Center". In 1983, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation awarded City of Hope a $10 million grant to establish the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
Beckman Research Institute
The Beckman Research Institute is a research facility located at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA, United States. It is dedicated to studying normal and abnormal biological processes which may be related to cancer. The institute was dedicated in 1952, and endowed by the...
; the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope is now City of Hope's research moniker, and is one of six institutes/centers established by the Beckman Foundation in the United States.
From 1983 to the present, City of Hope continued to grow, expanding its Duarte campus and adding more research and patient care facilities and other structures. City of Hope lists an office building in Monrovia, California, and a development headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, and has opened regional fundraising offices in various cities throughout the United States.
Research and treatment
City of Hope's institutional goals are the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases, including diabetes and HIV/AIDS. As such, City of Hope's programs include the fields of brain, breastBreast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
, gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal cancer
Gastrointestinal cancer refers to malignant conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, including the esophagus, stomach, biliary system, pancreas, bowels, and anus. The symptoms relate to the organ affected, and can include obstruction , abnormal bleeding, or other associated problems...
, gynecologic, thoracic
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
and urologic
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
cancers, as well as leukemia
Leukemia
Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...
, lymphoma
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...
, and diabetes. City of Hope has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCI-designated Cancer Center
NCI-designated Cancer Centers are a group of approximately 66 cancer research institutions in the United States supported by the National Cancer Institute....
by the National Cancer Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
City of Hope is a bench to bedside institution. Faculty, residents, and fellows conduct biomedical research, treat patients
Therapy
This is a list of types of therapy .* Adventure therapy* Animal-assisted therapy* Aquatic therapy* Aromatherapy* Art and dementia* Art therapy* Authentic Movement* Behavioral therapy* Bibliotherapy* Buteyko Method* Chemotherapy...
and lecture
Lecture
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medical students. Consequently, the medical center serves as a teaching hospital
Teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital that provides clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients...
.
Industrial, institutional, and National Cancer Institute-approved external peer-reviewed
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
clinical trials are conducted at City of Hope.
City of Hope is accredited by the Joint Commission, a private body which accredits over 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
Synthetic human insulin
In 1978, then- City of Hope researchers Arthur RiggsArthur Riggs
Dr. Arthur Riggs, Ph.D, is a geneticist who worked with Genentech to express the first artificial gene in bacteria. His work was critical to the modern biotechnology industry because it enabled the large-scale manufacturing of protein drugs, including insulin. In 2006, Riggs was elected to the...
and Keiichi Itakura, working with Herbert Boyer
Herbert Boyer
Herbert W. Boyer is a recipient of the 1990 National Medal of Science, co-recipient of the 1996 Lemelson-MIT Prize, and a co-founder of Genentech. He served as Vice President of Genentech from 1976 through his retirement in 1991....
of San Francisco-based biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
Genentech, Inc.
Genentech
Genentech Inc., or Genetic Engineering Technology, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation, founded in 1976 by venture capitalist Robert A. Swanson and biochemist Dr. Herbert Boyer. Trailing the founding of Cetus by five years, it was an important step in the evolution of the biotechnology industry...
, became the first scientists to produce synthetic human insulin. City of Hope licensed patents based on Riggs's and Itakura's work to Genentech. On August 13, 1999, City of Hope sued Genentech for allegedly cheating it out of its fair share of the profits from products based on the Riggs-Itakura patents. On April 24, 2008, the Supreme Court of California
Supreme Court of California
The Supreme Court of California is the highest state court in California. It is headquartered in San Francisco and regularly holds sessions in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts.-Composition:...
affirmed the jury's award of $300 million in contractual damages to City of Hope but reversed the award of $200 million in punitive damages.
Hematopoietic cell transplantation
On January 13, 2011, City of Hope performed its 10,000th hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, commonly referred to as a bone marrow transplant.National Comprehensive Cancer Network
City of Hope is a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkNational Comprehensive Cancer Network
National Comprehensive Cancer Network is an alliance of twenty-one cancer centers in the United States, most of which are designated by the National Cancer Institute as comprehensive cancer centers...
(NCCN), a non-profit alliance of 21 U.S. cancer centers. The NCCN publishes clinical practice guidelines for oncological treatment among its member institutions. Member institutions include City of Hope, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/University of Tennessee Cancer Institute
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases. It is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is a nonprofit medical corporation chartered as a 501 tax-exempt organization under IRS regulations.In...
, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Fox Chase Cancer Center
The Fox Chase Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center research facility and hospital located in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main facilities of the center are located on property adjoining Burholme Park...
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, is one of the world’s leading cancer research institutes...
in Seattle, Washington, and 16 others.
Facilities
City of Hope Helford Clinical Research Hospital
According to the American Hospital AssociationAmerican Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association is an organization that promotes the quality provision of health care by hospitals and health care networks through such efforts as promoting effective public policy and providing information related to health care and health administration to health care...
, as of July 2010, City of Hope's clinical research hospital has 183 beds, with 673 registered nurses and 30 licensed practical nurses, handling 147,176 outpatient visits and 3,260 inpatient operations
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
over a one year period.
Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope is one of six research facilities established by funding from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Its primary focus is research in the areas of cancerCancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. The institute shelters the City of Hope Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences.
Research conducted at the institute has contributed to discoveries in the areas of recombinant DNA technology, gene therapy
Gene therapy
Gene therapy is the insertion, alteration, or removal of genes within an individual's cells and biological tissues to treat disease. It is a technique for correcting defective genes that are responsible for disease development...
and monoclonal antibodies
Monoclonal antibodies
Monoclonal antibodies are monospecific antibodies that are the same because they are made by identical immune cells that are all clones of a unique parent cell....
.
Center for Biomedicine & Genetics
City of Hope Center for BiomedicineBiomedicine
Biomedicine is a branch of medical science that applies biological and other natural-science principles to clinical practice,. Biomedicine, i.e. medical research, involves the study of physiological processes with methods from biology, chemistry and physics. Approaches range from understanding...
& Genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
is a manufacturing facility specializing in the production of pharmaceutical-grade materials. The center also assists clinical investigator
Clinical investigator
A clinical investigator involved in a clinical trial is responsible for ensuring that an investigation is conducted according to the signed investigator statement, the investigational plan, and applicable regulations; for protecting the rights, safety, and welfare of subjects under the...
s with translational research
Translational research
Translational research is a way of thinking about and conducting scientific research to make the results of research applicable to the population under study and is practised in the natural and biological, behavioural, and social sciences...
and clinical trials.
City of Hope Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences
The graduate medical school at City of Hope; the school is sheltered by the Beckman Research InstituteBeckman Research Institute
The Beckman Research Institute is a research facility located at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA, United States. It is dedicated to studying normal and abnormal biological processes which may be related to cancer. The institute was dedicated in 1952, and endowed by the...
.
Patient housing
City of Hope has 40 temporary, on-site residential housing units, with integrated hospiceHospice
Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.In the United States and Canada:*Gentiva Health Services, national provider of hospice and home health services...
and palliative care.
Fundraising
City of Hope secures funding from a mixture of sources, including private donations and federal research grants.Annual fundraising
Fundraising
Fundraising or fund raising is the process of soliciting and gathering voluntary contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies...
events include Walk for Hope (a multi-city charity fundraising walk
Walkathon
A walkathon , walking marathon or sponsored walk is a type of community or school fundraiser in which participants raise money by collecting donations or pledges for walking a predetermined distance or course...
), Concert for Hope (a fundraising concert featuring celebrity musicians), and the City of Hope Celebrity Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
Challenge, held in Nashville, Tennessee.
As of 2010, City of Hope's Power of Hope fundraising campaign seeks to raise $1 billion by the institution's centennial in 2013.
City of Hope maintains eight regional fundraising offices in various cities throughout the United States, including Palm Desert, California, Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Philadelphia, and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Affiliations
City of Hope is affiliated with the following institutions:- Association of Community Cancer Centers
- National Cancer InstituteNational Cancer InstituteThe National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
- National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkNational Comprehensive Cancer NetworkNational Comprehensive Cancer Network is an alliance of twenty-one cancer centers in the United States, most of which are designated by the National Cancer Institute as comprehensive cancer centers...
(founding member) - National Bone Marrow Transplantation Research Network (founding member)
- National Gene Vector Laboratory
- Southern California Islet Cell Consortium (SC-IC)
- Islet Cell Transplant Center
- Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationJuvenile Diabetes Research FoundationJDRF is the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes research. Driven by volunteers connected to children, adolescents, and adults with this disease, JDRF is the largest charitable supporter of T1D research...
Recognition
- In 2010, City of Hope was ranked as one of "America’s Best Hospitals" in cancer (#20) and urology (#38) by U.S.News & World Report.
- In 2009, City of Hope was listed among eight preferred cancer hospitals in the May/June issue of AARP Magazine, which published the results of a survey of doctors from throughout the United States conducted by Consumers' Checkbook, a Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
-based non-profit health care provider rating service. Sampled doctors were asked "where they were most likely to send patients with extremely difficult cases". - As of February, 2011, 38 City of Hope physicians are currently listed as "Top Doctors" by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., as nominated by their peers in the medical profession. Castle Connolly is an independent company that surveys thousands of medical professionals in the United States and publishes the results in an annual consumer guide, America's Top Doctors.
National Cancer Institute grants
- Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for translational research studies for HodgkinHodgkin's lymphomaHodgkin's lymphoma, previously known as Hodgkin's disease, is a type of lymphoma, which is a cancer originating from white blood cells called lymphocytes...
and non-Hodgkin lymphomaNon-Hodgkin lymphomaThe non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of blood cancers that include any kind of lymphoma except Hodgkin's lymphomas. Types of NHL vary significantly in their severity, from indolent to very aggressive....
- Five-year, $11.5 million. - Grant to City of Hope’s Division of Nursing Research for study of palliative care and quality-of-life concerns for lung cancer patients - Five-year, $13.4 million.
- Grant to City of Hope’s Division of Cancer Etiology for the California Teachers Study, a survey of over 130,000 public school teachers and administrators to study the link between obesity, physical activity, hormone exposure and cancer - Three-year, $5 million.
- Grant to City of Hope’s Department of Population Sciences to study genetic susceptibility for secondary malignancies as a result of treatment for cancer survivors - Five-year, $3.4 million.
Other grants
- California Institute for Regenerative MedicineCalifornia Institute for Regenerative MedicineThe California Institute for Regenerative Medicine was created by California's Proposition 71 , which authorized it to issue $3 billion in grants, funded by bonds, over ten years for embryonic stem cell and other biomedical research. It is claimed to be the world's largest single backer of...
(CIRM) grants for AIDS-related lymphoma and brain cancer research - $32.5 million. - National Library of Medicine/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesThe National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases , of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health...
grant to to City of Hope’s Department of Information Sciences to serve as coordinating center for distribution of islet cells and intestinal stem cells - $17 million. - National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesNational Institute of Environmental Health SciencesThe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is a part of the National Institutes of Health , which is in turn a part of the Department of Health and Human Services ....
grant to study ultravioletUltravioletUltraviolet light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays, in the range 10 nm to 400 nm, and energies from 3 eV to 124 eV...
light damage and its effect on mutagenesisMutagenesisMutagenesis is a process by which the genetic information of an organism is changed in a stable manner, resulting in a mutation. It may occur spontaneously in nature, or as a result of exposure to mutagens. It can also be achieved experimentally using laboratory procedures...
- $2 million.
Contracts
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteNational Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteThe National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is a division of the National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland...
(NHLBI) contract to facilitate stem cell research from laboratory to clinical study; focus on development and manufacture of stem cell therapies - Five-year, $8.6 million.
See also
- Beckman Research InstituteBeckman Research InstituteThe Beckman Research Institute is a research facility located at the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, CA, United States. It is dedicated to studying normal and abnormal biological processes which may be related to cancer. The institute was dedicated in 1952, and endowed by the...
- Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological SciencesCity of Hope Graduate School of Biological SciencesThe City of Hope Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences entertains a high-level educational program that trains students to become research scientists with expertise in chemical, molecular, and cellular biology...