Around Fox Chase

Members of the Keith Dawson Foundation visited the Fox Chase-Temple University Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at TUH-Jeanes Campus in late December to share goodies and spread good cheer to patients, caregivers, and staff.

Every holiday season, Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Tree of Life Celebration brings together patients, families, donors, researchers, and medical staff to pay tribute to all who have been touched by cancer. At this treasured annual event, the community remembers those who have passed, supports those who are living with cancer, and celebrates caregivers and survivors. The celebration features seasonal musical performances, inspirational personal stories, and culminates with the lighting of a beautiful tree in the Fox Chase courtyard.

Art remains a vital part of Fox Chase Cancer Center’s culture. From the symbolic sculpture, The Diamond, greeting visitors outside the main entrance to the shiny little noses of the groundhogs standing at the summit of the cafeteria, Fox Chase is awash in artwork. On nearly every wall and along every corridor is a mix of paintings, sculptures, and historic pieces, some dating back to the early days of the American Oncologic Hospital.

Holiday happenings around Temple Health this year included a festive luncheon attended by members of the Perioperative Care team at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

On Thursday, November 14, 2024, Fox Chase Cancer Center announced the inaugural cohort of STAR Award winners. STAR – Special Talent Achieving Results – is the new quarterly employee recognition event designed to highlight excellence in achieving the organizational goals, leadership competencies, and core values of Fox Chase.

More than 300 attended the annual Temple University Hospital – Jeanes Campus Senior Health and Wellness Fair, held Wednesday, November 13, in the main lobby of the hospital. Representatives of specialties, practices, and health outreach programs from across Temple University Health System and the local community set up informational displays throughout the lobby and answered questions or referred attendees to resources. The attending seniors took part in blood pressure, stroke, and retinal screenings, and were connected with Temple offices for follow-ups. The fair is part of the TUH-Jeanes Campus Community Classroom Program, which offers an array of community health learning offerings throughout the year, funded by the Anna T. Jeanes Foundation Board.

Over the last few years, and without much fanfare, the Office of Clinical Research (OCR) has been diligently overhauling how Fox Chase Cancer Center initiates clinical trials and gets them running. They formed the Study Activation Unit (SAU), tasked with smashing through the walls that siloed different processes across the cancer center. Their success can be measured in time—from 2021 to 2023, the median time to new study activation dropped by a stunning 182 days, landing below their targeted goal of 90 days.

Members of the Fox Chase Cancer Center community—physicians, staff, patients, and their loved ones—went the extra mile, quite literally, at the 2024 Miles for Melanoma Philadelphia 5K Run/Walk.