Special Efforts for Patient Earns Nurse a DAISY Award
Congratulations to staff nurse Evan Boscaczyk, BSN, RN of the telemetry oncology unit for winning a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.
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Nursing Unit Receives DAISY Team Award
Congratulations to the staff of 7W/NW Gibbon – a mixed gynecology and oncology unit – that recently received the DAISY Team Award for the extraordinary contributions to the care of a patient with special needs.
Testing Calorie Restriction During Prostate Cancer Treatment
Jefferson radiation oncologist, Nicole Simone, MD, is conducting research into whether caloric restriction during prostate cancer treatment improves outcomes.
Caring for Older Patients
U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Jefferson as a top hospital in geriatrics in its 2013-14 Best Hospitals report. This ranking included top marks for patient safety, the large number of older patients treated here, and other areas of care. Learn more:
Ultrasound Ablation Reduces Bone Cancer Pain
A clinical trial led by a radiation oncologist at Jefferson found that using ultrasound beams to heat and destroy tumors in bone reduced cancer-related pain for two out of three patients.