MD Anderson Cancer Center

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MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Geography
Location Houston, Texas, United States of America
Coordinates 29°42′28″N95°23′51″W / 29.7078°N 95.3975°W / 29.7078; -95.3975
Organisation
Care system Public
Type Specialist
Affiliated university University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Services
Emergency department Oncologic emergency center
Beds681 (as of 2018)
Speciality Cancer
History
Opened1941
Links
Website www.mdanderson.org

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (colloquially MD Anderson Cancer Center) is a comprehensive cancer center in Houston, Texas. It is the largest cancer center in the U.S. and one of the original three comprehensive cancer centers in the country. [1] It is both a degree-granting academic institution and a cancer treatment and research center located at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, the largest medical center and life sciences destination in the world. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. MD Anderson Cancer Center has consistently ranked #1 among the best hospitals for cancer care and research in the U.S. and worldwide, [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] and it has held the #1 position 19 times in the last 22 years on U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals rankings for cancer care. [11] As of 2023, MD Anderson Cancer Center is home to the highest number of cancer clinical trials in the world and has received more NCI-funded projects than any other U.S. institute. [12] [13] [14] In 2024, Newsweek placed MD Anderson at #1 in their annual list of the World's Best Specialized Hospitals in oncology. [15]

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History

The cancer center is named after Monroe Dunaway Anderson, who feared that in the event of one of the partners' deaths, his company would lose a large amount of money to estate tax and be forced to dissolve. To avoid this, Anderson created the MD Anderson Foundation with an initial sum of $300,000. In 1939, after Anderson's death, the foundation received $19 million.

In 1941, the Texas Legislature had appropriated $500,000 to build a cancer hospital and research center. The Anderson Foundation agreed to match funds with the state if the hospital were located in Houston in the Texas Medical Center (another project of the Anderson Foundation) and named after Anderson. [16]

Using surplus World War II Army barracks, the hospital operated for 10 years from a converted residence and 46 beds leased in a Houston hospital before moving to its current location in 1954. [16]

The institution became the subject of controversy in 2005 when it leased the use of its name to private investors who intended to promote a particular therapeutic approach, proton therapy. An article in the Houston Chronicle suggested that the arrangement between the center and the investors might skew incentives, providing MD Anderson with non-medical reasons to "send as many patients as possible into the program." [17]

Organization

Status

Being part of The University of Texas System, MD Anderson Cancer Center is managed under a nonprofit structure; however, for-profit agreements [18] [19] have caused some to question the motives of the center. [20] [21] [22] [23]

MD Anderson enjoys university status by providing fellowship, internship and residency opportunities to Ph.D.s and medical professionals. The institution offers master's degrees, [24] Ph.D.s [25] and dual M.D./Ph.D. degrees [26] to students enrolled in The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, [27] which it operates with UT Health Science Center at Houston. Areas of study include biochemistry and cell biology, cancer biology, genetics and epigenetics, immunology, medical physics, microbiology and infectious diseases, neuroscience, quantitative sciences, and therapeutics and pharmacology. Additionally, the institution offers bachelor's and master's degrees to students enrolled in The UT MD Anderson Cancer Center School of Health Professions. Areas of study include clinical laboratory science, cytogenetic technology, cytotechnology, diagnostic imaging, diagnostic medical sonography, healthcare disparities, diversity and advocacy, histotechnology, medical dosimetry, molecular genetic technology, diagnostic genetics, radiological sciences and radiation therapy.

Recognition

In addition to its No. 1 ranking in cancer care by U.S. News & World Report , the cancer center ranks first in the number of National Cancer Institute grants and invested more than $862.8 million in research in FY 2018. [28] The cancer center also has received Magnet Nursing recognition [29] from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

In May 1996, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) established the Collaborating Center for Supportive Cancer Care at the Pain Research Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. [30] The terms of reference engage the MD Anderson Center in the development of palliative care programs throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. [31]

Presidents

MD Anderson has had five full-time presidents in its history:

Growth

The cancer center continues to grow, increasing in size by 50% in the past 10 years. Presently, the Houston complex now includes more than 680 inpatient beds, [33] several research buildings and outpatient clinic buildings, two faculty office buildings, and a patient-family hotel in addition to other off-site facilities for clinical and research use.

Recently completed construction projects include two new research buildings on MD Anderson's South Campus and the addition of nine floors that can accommodate more than 300 new inpatient beds in Alkek Hospital on the North Campus. [34]

MD Anderson's first facility on its Mid Campus opened in 2011 and includes a 25-story building to support current office space and future growth needs.

Also in 2011, the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation gave $150 million to MD Anderson. [35]

In 2012, the Houston Main Building (originally the Prudential Building) was demolished, with plans to redevelop the site. The building had originally been purchased by MD Anderson in 1974 for $18.5 million. [36] [37]

Locations

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Mitchell pavilion; North campus main building and clinics; Mid campus.

Texas Medical Center

MD Anderson Cancer Center is located at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. [38] The Texas Medical Center is the largest medical center in the world with one of the highest densities of clinical facilities for patient care, basic science, and translational research.

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Water wall at MD Anderson Cancer Center

The MD Anderson campus is divided into the North Campus, Mid Campus and South Campus. [39] The North Campus includes: The Main Building, which comprises Alkek Hospital, [34] Bates-Freeman Building, Clark Clinic, Gimbel Building, Jones Research Building, LeMaistre Clinic, Love Clinic and Lutheran Hospital Pavilion. Other facilities on this campus are the Dan L. Duncan Building, Clinical Research Building, Faculty Center, Mays Clinic, Mitchell Basic Sciences Research Building, Pickens Academic Tower, Radiology Outpatient Center and Rotary House International. The T. Boone Pickens Academic Tower, a 21-story, 730,000-square-foot (68,000 m2) building, which opened in 2008, is named after T. Boone Pickens, who donated to the cancer center. It houses classrooms, conference facilities, and executive and faculty offices. [40]

The South Campus is home to the McCombs Institute for the Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer, [41] which includes seven translational research centers focused on genomics, proteomics, screening, diagnostic imaging and drug development.

The Mid Campus building, a 25-story building to support current office space and future growth needs, opened in 2011.

MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital

MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital is the pediatric unit of the MD Anderson Cancer Center system. The hospital treats infants, children, teens, and young adults even up to age 29 through their AYA cancer program. [42] MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital is located on the 9th floor of the main building at the Texas Medical Center campus.

Other locations

MD Anderson operates several other locations within the Houston area. They include:


Several hospitals and institutions outside of Texas are part of the MD Anderson Cancer Network. These independently operated facilities follow MD Anderson treatment plans and standards of care. The network includes:

Expansion to Austin

On August 14, 2023, the University of Texas System announced its plan to build a new MD Anderson Cancer Center in Austin, Texas, on the current site of the Frank Erwin Center adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin campus. The new center will collaborate with a new UT Austin teaching hospital that will also be built nearby. The demolition of the Erwin Center is scheduled to be completed in 2024, and the groundbreakings for the new hospitals are projected to commence in 2026. [58]

Sister institutions

MD Anderson has formed sister institution relationships with more than 25 organizations in Asia, Europe, Central America and South America through its Global Academic Programs department. Collaborations focus on research, prevention, education and patient care. [59]

MD Anderson Services Corporation

MD Anderson Services Corporation [60] (formerly MD Anderson Cancer Center Outreach Corporation [61] ) was established in 1989 as a not-for-profit corporation to enhance revenues of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center by establishing joint ventures in selected markets, providing additional referrals to the institution, contracting for delivery of inpatient and out-patient management, using existing UT MD Anderson Cancer Center reference laboratory services, and fostering additional philanthropy in distant areas.[ citation needed ]

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