Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Institute at MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach is one of only 10 children’s hospitals in the U.S. to hold full accreditation from American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. It is also a member of Children’s Oncology Group. Its robust psychosocial programs, including school reintegration, help patients and families navigate the cancer journey. It is one of just four sites nationally participating in the National Institutes of Health study called “Bridging Information Divides and Gaps for Equity in Survivorship”. The survivors’ treatment assessment and resource program helps 700 childhood cancer survivors yearly understand and manage late effects of treatment. The bone and soft tissue tumor program focuses on diagnosis, removal and treatment of benign and malignant bone tumors and soft tissue sarcomas. The highly regarded hematology program sees about 500 patients each year. It is one of the region’s few children’s hospitals with an in-house surgeon specializing in pediatric orthopedics and oncology. Located on the same campus as a highly regarded adult cancer center, the institute is among a select number of children’s hospitals nationwide where patients have access to comprehensive, lifelong care in one convenient location.
