Around Fox Chase

At Fox Chase Cancer Center, everyone has an important role to play in continuous quality improvement. That’s clear from the approach of the campus’ Performance Improvement team, which emphasizes the importance of excellence at every level of the organization. Hear from several members on what quality means to them, how they have worked to implement best practices throughout Fox Chase, and why they’re so proud to be part of Performance Improvement.

Celebrating a silver anniversary for a beloved event, Fox Chase Cancer Center hosted the 25th Annual Paws for the Cause Dog Walk on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

More than 550 members of the Fox Chase Cancer Center community gathered in Center City on a recent Saturday night to celebrate the cancer center’s 50th Anniversary Gala. This unforgettable affair raised nearly $5 million (and counting) for clinical research and patient care at Fox Chase.

With a close 3-2 game against the Houston Astros, the Phillies pulled together to earn yet another win for Philadelphia one late August night. Great teamwork is something that many of us know about throughout Temple Health, and the Fox Chase Radiation Oncology Department sponsored an employee and family event to see it happen.

The staff of the Endoscopy, Minor Procedure, Bronchoscopy (EMB) Suite at Fox Chase Cancer Center saw a record-setting 500 cases this past April.

Fox Chase Cancer Center was recently recognized by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Surgical Quality Partner through participation in the organization’s Commission on Cancer and National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP).

As a designated “muse,” Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Hossein Borghaei, DO, MS, was not sure what to expect from Mary Korol, the William Tennent High School senior who interviewed him as the subject for her contribution to the annual Beyond the Canvas program. He could not necessarily fathom what exactly she took away from their conversation or how that would be presented in a painting.