Cancer Institute Center of Excellence
University of Tennessee Medical Center's Cancer Institute provides comprehensive cancer services from prevention to treatment. Cancers are extremely serious. Some cancers will only affect one organ while others will spread throughout the body in various ways. The Cancer Institute team knows cancer treatment is a difficult journey, one that affects each patient physically, psychologically and emotionally. At the Cancer Institute, you’ll get the comprehensive care and support you need, close to home.
University of Tennessee Medical Center's Cancer Institute is proudly recognized as a Center of Excellence.
What is a Center of Excellence?
A Center of Excellence is an area of health care specialization in a medical center that is recognized by the medical community as providing the most expert and highest level of care.
At UTMC, a clinical service is designated as a Center of Excellence when it meets these criteria:
• A comprehensive clinical continuum of care
• Quality differentiation of services and technology
• Commitment to education and research
• Clinical and administrative leadership
• Community impact and market prominence
A Center of Excellence means more focused care in a critical medical field. It means you have access to a full range of treatment options and quality care. It means the doctors who treat you are so qualified in their specialty that they are entrusted with training future doctors in the field. And it means that every patient can be assured that we are focused on improving treatment protocols, programs and outcomes for every patient.