SL_JeffersonProfile_0919FINAL_REG4_Layout 1 9 / 16 / 19 11 : 31 AM Page 2 patient setting . Of course , patients in need of inpatient or emergent care can receive treat - Asplundh Cancer Pavilion’s team of ment at any of Jefferson Health’s nearby hos - physicians , nurses , and additional pitals , including Magnet - designated Abington support staff provide the full Hospital – Jefferson Health , which is located spectrum of cancer care . less than four miles from the pavilion . Close to Home Asplundh Cancer Pavilion’s approach to fight - ing cancer is highly personalized , beginning with the creation of a tailored care plan that treats patients and their specific cancer , and then proceeding to the delivery of the most effective support services to patients and their families . Its cancer specialists collaborate across disciplines to share knowledge and ensure patients are receiving the optimal treatment and care . Nurse navigators are present to assist patients and families every step of the way to make sure all questions are answered clearly , quickly , and to their full sat - isfaction . All of this comes from a community - based cancer center close to home . “ Today , more than 90 percent of all can - cer care is provided in outpatient centers , ” says Steven J . Cohen , M.D . , medical director of Asplundh Cancer Pavilion , and chief of medical oncology and hematology at Abing - ton Hospital – Jefferson Health . “ This year , pedicures , skin care , cosmetology consulta - Asplundh Cancer Pavilion aims to help the number of newly diagnosed cancer cases tions , breast prostheses fittings , head cover - upend such regrettable statistics . The pavilion in Abington’s service area is projected to ings , and wigs . Fewer than 20 IRC locations is home to some of the finest oncology minds grow by 7.5 percent . While providing care exist nationwide . Uniquely , the IRC at As - anywhere , including specialty physicians outside a hospital setting has been the trend plundh Cancer Pavilion will work with Jeffer - from the renowned Sidney Kimmel Cancer for many years , patients used to travel to dif - son Health’s lymphedema specialists on Center in Philadelphia , which is one of only ferent locations for various treatment and treatment , wrapping , and garments . 70 NCI - designated cancer centers in the support services . ” “ Our design team did an incredible job United States . The staff includes board - certi - Should a patient’s treatment plan require bringing the outdoors into the pavilion with fied experts in diagnostics , evaluation , sur - the care of multiple cancer specialists and abundant natural light , birch and moss design gery , radiation therapy , medical oncology , healthcare professionals , the staff can work elements , and views of the surrounding interventional radiology , and more . together to coordinate care , enabling patients greenery , ” says Margaret ( “ Peg ” ) O’Grady , ad - Another benefit to patients at Asplundh to meet with all caregivers on the same day ministrative director of oncology at Abington Cancer Pavilion is its mission to treat cancer at the same location . Hospital – Jefferson Health . “ Research shows recovery as a holistic process rather than ad - that the environment has an effect on the bur - dressing it solely as a medical problem . The den of disease and healing times , so we were pavilion features meeting space for cancer Strength and Hope sure to make each choice thoughtfully . ” support groups , soothing gardens with walk - More than 1.7 million Americans were newly With the opening of Asplundh Cancer ing paths , and a café with healthy dining op - diagnosed with cancer in 2018 , according to Pavilion of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center tions , as well as an Image Recovery Center the National Cancer Institute , and more than at Abington – Jefferson Health , patients in ( IRC ) offering specialized manicures and 600,000 died from the disease . southeastern Pennsylvania have good reason to be hopeful . After all , each patient who steps through its doors will find the care , treatment , and comfort they deserve , as well as the strength to keep fighting , every single day . ? Asplundh Cancer D Pavilion of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Abington – Jefferson Health The pavilion’s approach is highly 3941 Commerce Avenue personalized , starting with a care Willow Grove , Pa . plan tailored to each patient and ( 215 ) 481 - 4000 each patient’s cancer . jeffersonhealth.org / abingtoncancer SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM SEPTEMBER 2019 | 19