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Q: Best place for colon rectal cancer operation in Bay Area, CA ( Answered 4 out of 5 stars,   0 Comments )
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Subject: Best place for colon rectal cancer operation in Bay Area, CA
Category: Health > Conditions and Diseases
Asked by: macaonghus-ga
List Price: $100.00
Posted: 13 Feb 2005 10:16 PST
Expires: 15 Mar 2005 10:16 PST
Question ID: 473816
What is the best place (say, best 3 places) to get operated on for
colon rectal cancer in the Bay Area (or thereabouts), SF, CA. Please
provide rankins/ratings/sources etc.
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Subject: Re: Best place for colon rectal cancer operation in Bay Area, CA
Answered By: thx1138-ga on 13 Feb 2005 12:32 PST
Rated:4 out of 5 stars
 
Hello macaonghus and thank you for your question.

Without doubt the University of California, San Francisco Medical
Center, is the top hospital for colon cancer treatment in the San
Francisco, Bay Area.  It is rated 9th out of the USA`s top 50
hospitals for the treatment of cancer.
(It is also ranked 9th in the USA for treatment of digestive disorders) 
There are no other hospitals in the San Francisco area that rank in
the top 50 for treatment of cancer.  However I have listed some other
hospitals that also specialize in the treatment of cancer within a 5
mile radius of the Bay Area of San Francisco.


"9 in Cancer
 
U.S. News Score: 36.1
Reputation: 10.0%
Mortality ratio: 0.78
Discharges (3 years): 891
R.N.'s to patients: 2.65
Nurse Magnet hospital? No
Key technologies (of 7): 7.0
Patient/community services (of 15): 13
Hospice, palliative care? Palliative
NCI Cancer Center? Yes"
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hosptl/directory/hosp_6930043.htm

Details:

UCSF Medical Center
505 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0296
(415) 476-1000

www.ucsfhealth.org 

Specialized services:
Oncology services

Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&address=&city=&state=ca&zipcode=94143

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California Pacific Medical Center
2333 Buchanan Street
San Francisco, CA 94115-1925
(415) 563-4321

www.cpmc.org 

Specialized services:
Oncology services


Map: 
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=&city=&state=CA&zipcode=94115

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Chinese Hospital
845 Jackson Street
San Francisco, CA 94133-4899
(415) 982-2400

www.chinesehospital-sf.org 

Specialized services:
Oncology services

Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=&city=&state=CA&zipcode=94133

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Kaiser Foundation Hospital
2425 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco, CA 94115-3358
(415) 833-2000

www.kaiserpermanente.org 

Specialized services:
Oncology services


Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=&city=&state=CA&zipcode=94115

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San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center
1001 Potrero Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94110-3594
(415) 206-8000
http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/chn/SFGH/default.asp

Specialized services:
Oncology services

Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=&city=&state=CA&zipcode=94110

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St. Luke's Hospital
3555 Cesar Chavez Street
San Francisco, CA 94110-4490
(415) 647-8600

www.stlukes-sf.org 

Specialized services:
Oncology services

Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&address=&city=&state=ca&zipcode=94110-4490

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St. Mary's Medical Center
450 Stanyan Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-1079
(415) 668-1000

Specialized services:
Oncology services

www.stmarysmedicalcenter.com 

Map:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&address=&city=&state=ca&zipcode=94117-1079

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For the 2004 ranking of the top 50 hospitals in the USA for the
treatment of cancer see:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/hosptl/rankings/specihqcanc.htm

Thank you for your question and if you need any clarification of my
answer, do not hesitate to ask before rating my answer.

Very best regards

THX1138

Search strategy included:
cancer rankings hospitals
://www.google.com/search?as_q=cancer+rankings+hospitals&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=off

Clarification of Answer by thx1138-ga on 13 Feb 2005 12:41 PST
Hello again macaonghus,

Browsing through the University of California, San Francisco Medical
Centers website I came across this:

"Our commitment as members of a Comprehensive Cancer Center is to
utilize the powerful combination of basic science and clinical
resources available at UCSF to improve the care of cancer patients now
and for the future.

Currently, our specific research programs include:"

"Novel drug therapies for metastatic colon cancer"
http://cc.ucsf.edu/clinical/gi.html

Very best regards

THX1138
macaonghus-ga rated this answer:4 out of 5 stars

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