Alliance Oncology Partners with Saint Peter’s University Hospital
June 21 2016 - 4:57PM
Business Wire
Alliance Oncology, a division of Alliance HealthCare Services,
Inc. (NASDAQ:AIQ), a leading national provider of outsourced
healthcare services, announced today it has completed a partnership
agreement with the Saint Peter’s University CyberKnife Center,
aligning the New Brunswick, New Jersey site with their national
network of cancer centers. This agreement is in partnership with
Saint Peter’s University Hospital and Sovereign Radiation Oncology
(local physicians), with Alliance Oncology as the managing member.
With Alliance Oncology’s proven leadership in evidence-based
oncology partnerships, they will bring best in class clinical
quality and patient experience to the community, while adding value
with their vast network of physician partnerships. Operations
commenced on June 1.
“We are pleased to add this partnership to our national network
of cancer centers,” said Greg Spurlock, President of Alliance
Oncology. “This partnership is a great addition to our network of
cancer centers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. We are delighted to
partner with a strong health system and outstanding physician
partners.”
Alliance Oncology, an industry leader in radiation oncology
center development, partnering directly with hospitals, radiation
oncologists and other healthcare providers to establish and operate
radiation oncology programs. Providing a full range of service line
capabilities (inpatient & outpatient), Alliance Oncology’s
fully integrated, comprehensive approach to cancer care, affords
its partners the speed-to-market, quality clinical outcomes, and
operational expertise that sets them apart from the
competition.
“This partnership has come at a great time for the hospital,”
said Ronald C. Rak, CEO, Saint Peter’s Healthcare System. “Our
patients and our community are the most important to us and with
Alliance Oncology’s expertise we know quality of care and patient
satisfaction will become even greater than it is today.”
“This partnership strengthens Saint Peter’s University Hospital
CyberKnife Program and we plan to work with Alliance Oncology to
further our clinical programs and participate in various clinical
trials. Alliance Oncology complements the excellent quality of care
and patient satisfaction already evident at Saint Peter’s
University Hospital.” – Dr. Gopal R. Desai
About Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Located in New Brunswick, NJ, Saint Peter's University Hospital
has been serving the healthcare needs of central New Jersey for
more than a century. From their simple beginnings in 1907, Saint
Peter's has grown to become a technologically advanced, 478-bed
teaching hospital that provides a broad array of services to the
community. Saint Peter's University Hospital, a member of the Saint
Peter’s Healthcare System, is a non-profit, acute care facility
sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, NJ. Saint
Peter's brings the latest medical practices and highly skilled
professionals to the bedside. They treat more than 30,000
inpatients and more than 200,000 outpatients annually. They employ
2,800 healthcare professionals and support personnel, and more than
900 physicians and dentists have privileges at their facility. For
more information, visit
http://www.saintpetershcs.com/cyberknife.
About Sovereign Oncology
The physicians at Sovereign Oncology are fellowship trained to
treat malignancies of any site. Their experts have published
extensively in the nations’ leading peer reviewed journals and have
vast experience treating cancers of all sites, including prostate,
breast, lung, brain and cancers of the gastrointestinal and
gynecologic systems. Sovereign Oncology offers our patients
state-of-the-art technology in a compassionate outpatient setting.
With VMAT IMRT and cone beam IGRT, radiotherapy treatments at
Sovereign Oncology allows targeted radiotherapy to be delivered
precisely and safely every day. For more information, visit
http://sovereignoncology.com.
About Alliance HealthCare Services
Alliance HealthCare Services (NASDAQ: AIQ) is a leading national
provider of outsourced healthcare services to hospitals and
providers. We also operate freestanding outpatient radiology,
oncology and interventional services clinics, and Ambulatory
Surgical Centers (“ASC”) that are not owned by hospitals or
providers. Diagnostic radiology services are delivered through the
Radiology Division (Alliance HealthCare Radiology), radiation
oncology services are delivered through the Oncology Division
(Alliance Oncology), and interventional and pain management
services are delivered through the Interventional Services Division
(Alliance HealthCare Interventional Partners). Alliance is the
nation’s largest provider of advanced diagnostic mobile imaging
services, an industry-leading operator of fixed-site imaging
centers, and a leading provider of stereotactic radiosurgery
nationwide. As of March 31, 2016, Alliance operated 601 diagnostic
radiology and radiation therapy systems, including 117 fixed-site
radiology centers across the country, and 32 radiation therapy
centers and SRS facilities. With a strategy of partnering with
hospitals, health systems and physician practices, Alliance
provides quality clinical services for over 1,000 hospitals and
other healthcare partners in 45 states, where approximately 2,400
Alliance Team Members are committed to providing exceptional
patient care and exceeding customer expectations. For more
information, visit www.alliancehealthcareservices-us.com.
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