Karmanos Cancer Institute

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Geography
Location

4100 John R

Detroit, Michigan, United States
Organization
Care system Non-profit
Hospital type Cancer
Affiliated university Wayne State University School of Medicine
Services
Beds 123
History
Founded 1943
Links
Website http://www.karmanos.org
Lists Hospitals in Michigan

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, headquartered in Detroit, is the largest cancer research and provider network in Michigan and has 14 treatment locations.[1] It is one of 49 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer treatment and research centers in the United States.[2] Affiliated with the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the institute has 1,000 staff members, including 300 doctors, and 100 researchers. The staff treats approximately 14,500 patients each year [3] and operates with a budget of $260 million.

Karmanos' vision is a world free of cancer and its mission is to lead in transformative cancer care, research and education through courage, commitment and compassion.[4]

Karmanos has one of the largest clinical trials programs in the nation, giving patients access to more than 100 treatments often available only at Karmanos.[5] It conducts 800 cancer-specific scientific investigations programs and clinical trials each year.[6] The institute has a Phase 1 program, a participating site in the Early Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network (ET-CTN) of the NCI. Only a few ET-CTN grants were awarded in North America, with Karmanos being the only site in Michigan.[7] Gerold Bepler is chief executive officer and president of KCI and Justin Klamerus[8] is president of Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Hospital, overseeing clinical operations in Detroit.[9]

History

Karmanos began as the Detroit Institute for Cancer Research in 1943 and was later named the Michigan Cancer Foundation, encompassing the Meyer L. Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit and the cancer programs of the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University. In 1995, the cancer center was named after Barbara Ann Karmanos, the late wife of Peter Karmanos Jr., former chairman and chief executive officer of Compuware Corporation. Barbara Ann Karmanos succumbed to breast cancer at the age of 46.

On October 30, 2013, Karmanos Cancer Institute and McLaren Health Care signed an agreement that created the largest cancer research and provider network in Michigan. The agreement was finalized in January 2014.[10]

Recognition

Karmanos has been named one of America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care & Research by the Women's Choice Award for 2018. Previously, Karmanos had been ranked as one of America's Best Hospitals for Cancer Care by the Women's Choice Award, from 2011-2012, as well as 2014-2017.[11] It also won the Women's Choice Award for Patient Experience in 2017.[12]

Leadership

References

  1. ↑ http://www.karmanos.org/About Retrieved on 2016-11-23
  2. ↑ https://www.cancer.gov Retrieved on 2017-06-02
  3. ↑ https://www.karmanos.org/about/faqs Retrieved on 2018-01-24
  4. ↑ https://www.karmanos.org/About Retrieved on 2018-02-23
  5. ↑ http://www.karmanos.org [www.karmanos.org/clinicaltrials] Retrieved on 2016-01-07
  6. ↑ http://www.karmanos.org [www.karmanos.org/app.asp?id=577&ssec=1] Retrieved on 2009-07-01
  7. ↑ http://www.karmanos.org Retrieved on 2017-01-06
  8. ↑ https://www.med.wayne.edu/news/2017/01/18/justin-klamerus-m-d-appointed-president-of-karmanos-cancer-hospital/
  9. 1 2 http://www.karmanos.org Retrieved on 2010-02-09
  10. ↑ http://www.karmanos.org Retrieved on 2014-09-22
  11. ↑ http://www.karmanos.org Retrieved 2018-02-23
  12. ↑ http://www.karmanos.org/home Retrieved 2017-06-02
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