IU Health Simon Cancer Center- English

IU Health Simon Cancer Center

Doug Schwartzentruber, MD
System Medical Director, IU Health Cancer Services
Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, IU Simon Cancer Center

Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine

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La Porte Elkhart

St. Joseph Lagrange Steuben

IU Health Cancer Centers Lake Porter Noble
Statewide Network
Starke De Kalb

Marshall

Fulton Whitley Allen

Jasper Pulaski

Newton Miami
Huntington
Cass Adams
White Wabash

Wells

Benton Carroll Howard Grant Blackford
Warren Clinton Jay

Tipton Madison Delaware
Hamilton

Boone

Hancock Wayne

Vermillion Henry

Parke Putnam Rush
Morgan
Marion Shelby

Vigo Clay Brown Franklin Fayette
Sullivan Owen Monroe Ohio
Decatur
Greene Ripley

Jackson

Martin Scott Switzerland
Clark
Orange
Pike Dubois Crawford

Gibson Perry Harrison
Posey
Floyd

Vanderburgh

Indianapolis, America’s 13th largest city, home to the largest medical school

Indianapolis

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Medical Campus

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IU Health Simon Cancer Center

Patients from all 92 Indiana counties and beyond seek treatment here.

Opened 2008

IU Health Simon Cancer Center, adult inpatient and outpatient treatment facility

Opened 2008

IU Health Simon Cancer Center hematology-oncology inpatient unit

Opened 2008

Highlights: IUH Simon Cancer Center

• Indiana’s only National Cancer Institute-designated patient
care facility.

• Recognized as a high performing cancer center by US News &
World Report.

• Partners with the Indiana University School of Medicine, the
second largest medical schools in the country.

• Serves as the hub for 22 IU Health Cancer Centers throughout
the state, treating the most rare and difficult cancers.

• Nationally- and internationally-known cancer specialists deliver
multidisciplinary care.

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Highlights: IUHSCC

• Located near downtown Indianapolis, an easy-to-navigate city
with a wealth of athletic, cultural, and retail activities all within
walking distance of downtown hotels.

• 405,000-square-foot building that brings inpatient and
outpatient cancer care under one roof.

• Collectively with IU Health University Hospital, there are 387
beds, including 46 private rooms, specifically designated for
adult hematology-oncology and bone marrow/stem cell
transplant patients.

• The average number of adult inpatient admissions for all
cancer services at this site has been over 2,300 patients per
year.

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Highlights: IUHSCC

• More than 39,000 clinic visits per year for hematology and
oncology.

• Ambulatory care provisions solely for hematology and cancer
patients consist of 45 exam rooms, four procedure rooms for
cancer care, two infusion suites (with 28 chairs and six beds),
day hospital/BMT (8 beds), phlebotomy rooms, and a clinical
laboratory.

• The Radiation Oncology area occupies approximately 40,000
square feet and contains sophisticated radiation equipment,
including CT and 3-D treatment planning, IMRT, high dose rate
(HDR) and low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy.

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Indiana Cancer Pavilion, home of the Clinical Research Office and the
Biostatistics and Data Management Core

Opened 1996

Simon Family Tower at Riley Hospital for Children

The Riley Cancer Center treats 80 percent of all new cancer diagnoses in children in Indiana.

Opened 2012

IU Health Neuroscience Center, home of
brain tumor clinical research

Opened 2012

Perfexion: Radiation of brain and skull
base tumors

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PeopleMover

Elevated monorail connects IU Health Simon Cancer Center, Riley Hospital for Children and
University and Methodist hospitals in downtown Indianapolis

Cancer Service Line Vision

• Quality and Safety

– Improve the health of our patients and community by creating a state-wide, comprehensive
oncology network

Cancer Service Line Vision

• Quality and Safety

– Improve the health of our patients and community by creating a state-wide, comprehensive
oncology network

• Services

– Be patient-centered and outcomes-driven in all strategies and operations

Cancer Service Line Vision

• Quality and Safety

– Improve the health of our patients and community by creating a state-wide, comprehensive
oncology network

• Services

– Be patient-centered and outcomes-driven in all strategies and operations

• Education and Research

– Integrate education and research with all clinical activities at all sites

Cancer Service Line Vision

• Quality and Safety

– Improve the health of our patients and community by creating a state-wide, comprehensive
oncology network

• Services

– Be patient-centered and outcomes-driven in all strategies and operations

• Education and Research

– Integrate education and research with all clinical activities at all sites

• People

– Recruit and retain superior cancer providers

Cancer Service Line Vision

• Quality and Safety

– Improve the health of our patients and community by creating a state-wide, comprehensive
oncology network

• Services

– Be patient-centered and outcomes-driven in all strategies and operations

• Education and Research

– Integrate education and research with all clinical activities at all sites

• People

– Recruit and retain superior cancer providers

• Growth

– Be a successful business model for system

Patient Care Model

• Multi-disciplinary care (Medical, Radiation, Surgical)
• Including social workers, dieticians, financial counselors and research

nurses
• Patient navigation
• Outpatient symptom management
• Supportive care (palliative care, hospice referral,

survivorship, naturopathy consultation)
• Clinical pathways to drive treatment decisions
• Access to clinical trials
• Physician leadership for the model of care
• Including “the voice of the patient”

Clinical Pathways

• Evidence based treatment plans (medical and radiation) for
specific cancer state and stage

• Clinical trial, if appropriate, is first choice
• Cover 95% of cancers
• Disease specific committees review evidence at quarterly

meetings (physicians from University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, others)



Questions