City Of Hope Natl Medical Ctr

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About City of Hope
City of Hope is recognized worldwide for its compassionate patient care innovative science and translational research which rapidly turns laboratory breakthroughs into promising new therapies

We are one of only 40 National Cancer Institutedesignated Comprehensive Cancer Centers nationwide and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network An independent biomedical research treatment and education institution we are a leader in the fight to conquer cancer diabetes HIVAIDS and other lifethreatening diseases

On our parklike campus just northeast of Los Angeles researchers advance ideas into discoveries physicians bring emerging therapies to patients and students learn to transform the landscape of modern medicine all supported by the generosity of philanthropists from across the country

Every day we pursue new and better ways to improve the lives of men women and children here and around the world and have for almost 100 years

For nearly 100 years City of Hopes pioneering research has brought the world closer to cures for many lifethreatening diseases from cancer to diabetes

Compassion drives our innovation Every discovery we make and new treatment we develop gives patients the chance to live longer better and more fully

As an independent medical and research institution we can break through the barriers that traditionally stand between scientists and physicians accelerating the application of laboratory findings to more effective treatments We work with urgency because time matters Patients with cancer need better options today not next week or next year

History

City of Hopes History
City of Hopes History

A worldclass biomedical research treatment and education institution City of Hope was founded almost 100 years ago

In 1913 a group of visionaries determined to cure diseases end human suffering and heal those in need pitched two tents to care for the seriously ill in what is now Duarte California They came to call the place The City of Hope

Hope was the soul of its existence then and so it remains

Over the years City of Hopes physicians and scientists have been responsible for some of the most significant advances in modern medicine They have offered insights that have reshaped the worlds understanding of diseases They have developed therapies that have improved millions of lives They achieved scientific breakthroughs set national standards put their most creative thinking to the test and succeeded

Through it all the discoveries the expansions the accomplishments and collaborations City of Hope has cared for its patients and their loved ones with a compassion that is as exceptional as it is renowned

Hope drove City of Hopes founders to dream big in the beginning and it is what inspires City of Hope to dream even bigger today and into the future