Cancer Treatment of America-West is a health care facility focused on cancer treatment, and it's now part of City of Hope, which has helped it expand research and treatment options. The main location is at 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy NW in Boca Raton, Florida, but you'll find other centers in Boca Raton, Goodyear, Zion, and Newnan. This two-story building has a drilled concrete pier and grade beam foundation, clad in EIFS and glass, and an attached four-story outpatient center, with in-patient rooms and even hotel accommodations for patients and families who need to stay. It's been around since 1988 and has anywhere from 1,001 to 5,000 employees, including specialists like Gynecologic Oncologist Shana Wingo, MD, FACOG, and cancer doctors who work with all types and stages of cancer daily.
The place is designed with safety and movement in mind, with wide walkways and wheelchair access, so it's easier for seniors or anyone with mobility needs to get around. Staff are always on site and trained to help with activities of daily living, such as eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and moving around. There's help with medication management, incontinence care, and general comfort. The place's got housekeeping, meals, transportation - including ground rides to and from Sky Harbor International Airport for out-of-state folks - plus concierge services.
Community features include activities to help people stay mentally and physically active, along with outings, and staff help tailor social and active living options to each patient. Patients get personalized, 24-hour care, and the facility uses a team approach to treat cancer, which means medical oncologists, hematology oncologists, pediatric oncologists, and other experts work together. It offers a range of cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and even has a growing bone marrow transplant program. There's a breast cancer center, evidence-informed supportive therapies, and both conventional and integrative care options. They also offer advanced medical imaging and equipment like operating rooms, linear accelerators, CT, PET, Angio, and MRI diagnostics.
The organization emphasizes patient-centered care and tries to tailor treatment plans to each individual's needs, using things like genomic testing and clinical trials to offer newer therapies. There's help for all stages of cancer, so you don't have to be at a certain point in your illness to get support here. Patients can take comfort in knowing the facility is air-conditioned, has parking, wheelchair accessibility, restrooms, and accepts credit cards for convenience. Hours run daily from nine in the morning to nine at night. The structure and services are all built to help make the experience of cancer care as manageable as possible, with an integrated team that handles both medical and everyday needs.
