At USC/Norris, patients can benefit from research teams working hand in hand with physicians and other medical staff who offer clinical trials and individualized patient care. Comprehensive care for patients in our hospital is provided in our outpatient clinics and day hospital. We are dedicated to fighting the battle against cancer with our patients, their families and friends. Our physicians hold faculty positions in the Keck School of Medicine of USC and help treat cancers. Though USC/Norris does not treat pediatric tumors, USC/Norris and Keck School faculty can treat pediatric cancer at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
USC/Norris Cancer Hospital is poised for growth as it prepares for the addition of a new 10-story tower, expected to open in 2006. For a slideshow of the new tower under construction, click here.
The new tower will feature:
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Private patient rooms in the majority of the tower
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40 ICU beds
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11 new OR’s, with specialty intra operative MRI and minimally invasive rooms
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Over $15 million dollars in new equipment
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Waiting rooms on every patient care floor
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Dedicated entrance to the tower
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Patient-centered drop-off area
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Designated business access center with data ports available for email & faxing
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Additional dining room
Special Names in Our History
Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. was a private donor and project manager for construction of the building that bears his name. Norris also served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the USC/Norris Cancer Hospital and was a Trustee. Until his death in 1996, he followed in the Norris family's long tradition of philanthropy at USC. In helping make this building possible, he and the Norris Foundation have combined their faith in this university with their sense of dedication to finding a cure for cancer. Through their gifts, they seek to make cancer a disease of the past.
Norman Topping, M.D. - President of the University of Southern California from 1958-1970, Norman Topping, M.D., was instrumental in the development of the National Institute of Health of which the National Cancer Institute is a part. Dr. Topping also served on the USC/Norris Cancer Hospital Board of Directors. The Dr. Norman Topping Tower is named for him in tribute to his esteemed career and the many important contributions he made to medical research.
Facilities
The USC/Norris Cancer Hospital offers advanced treatment in an intimate setting primarily devoted to cancer treatment and research. Patient care is provided by USC/Norris Cancer Hospital staff and its physicians on staff. Treatment options may include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, and newer approaches to cancer management, such as immunotherapy and gene therapy.
The USC/Norris Cancer Hospital also includes the LAC+USC Medical Center and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
Hospital Specialties
USC/Norris distinguished medical specialists are particularly trained to treat cancer of the bladder, prostate, kidney, testes, female reproductive system, breast, lung, gastrointestinal tract, melanoma, leukemia, lymphomas, and AIDS-related cancers. In addition we can offer genetic counseling through our Cancer Genetics Unit. USC/Norris physicians - including urologists, oncologists, radiologists, gynecological oncologists and gastrointestinal specialists hold faculty positions in the Keck School of Medicine of USC. In addition to our medical staff, we also have an active social services department to address patients' emotional and psychological well-being and provide support groups.
Our Patient Services
USC/Norris is a 60-bed inpatient hospital providing acute and critical care. The hospital has a designated bone marrow transplantation unit, and a surgical unit with specially trained staff who strive to understand the unique needs of cancer patients. Outpatients seeking diagnostic testing, chemotherapy, radiation treatment and second opinions are treated on-site at the Parsons Outpatient Clinic and Day Hospital. USC/Norris also has a radiation oncology department equipped with a powerful linar accelerator for the delivery of radiation therapy. The department also houses a hyperthermia unit, a modality often used in combination with radiation therapy to treat both superficial and deep-seated tumors. Other advanced technologies offered by radiation oncology include high-does rate (HDR) brachytherapy, which allows physicians to treat tumors in sensitive or deep areas unreachable by standard radiation techniques; three dimensional computer modeling of tumors for treatment planning; and special treatments for choroid melanomas.
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