CITY OF HOPE ORANGE COUNTY 2020 Impact Report
THANK YOU Friends, When I look back on 2020, I will remember the uncertainty of an unprecedented year. But I will also remember hope. My hope springs from the tremendous progress we have made in bringing the vision for City of Hope Orange County to life — from opening our first location at City of Hope Newport Beach to starting construction on a world-class cancer campus in Irvine. But most of all, I am lifted by the stories of patients like Todd Kennedy and his wife Diane. They came to City of Hope because of our expertise in a rare blood cancer, but that meant spending exhausting hours on the road, making nearly 70 long trips from Coto de Caza to our Duarte campus. Now, Todd is in remission and receives immunotherapy nearby at City of Hope Newport Beach. People like Todd and Diane are the reason we embarked on this ambitious endeavor. City of Hope’s progress and resilience this year would not be possible without you — our donors and supporters. That’s why I want to share some of the milestones you have helped make possible in Orange County. Thank you for the warm welcome to the community and for helping us fulfill our promise to bring our highly specialized cancer care, lifesaving treatments and pioneering research closer to home. This is a wonderful beginning. We have much more work to do and I look forward to the year ahead. Be well,
Annette M. Walker, M.H.A. President, City of Hope Orange County
“As I walked in, I was full of fear; when I walked out, I was full of hope.” — Patient Todd Kennedy pictured with his wife Diane
A LOOK BACK AT 2020
“It’s everything to be here and to watch my kids grow up. Because of you, I will be able to receive specialized care close to home in Orange County.”
We’ve made so much progress. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Tabitha Paccione, Stage 4 lung cancer survivor in remission since 2019
A new era of cancer care begins. City of Hope Newport Beach opened its doors, answering the call from patients and the community for highly specialized care closer to home.
“ I had tears in my eyes. Ringing the Bell of Hope is
an important milestone, and it’s also an encouraging signal of hope for our other patients undergoing chemotherapy — they know that someone has completed the same journey they are on.”
Prepandemic, City of Hope Orange County invited more than 500 City of Hope experts, patients and Orange County community members to give feedback on the cancer center and hospital plans. This included interactive design sessions and an opportunity to walk through life-size mock-ups of clinical spaces. Every aspect of our facilities is being designed to foster leading-edge care, a patient-centric focus and flexibility to address the community’s needs as they evolve over time.
MARCH
JULY
A Specialty Team Assembles City of Hope Newport Beach assembled a team of physicians who possess unique cancer expertise, including an internationally recognized researcher in multiple myeloma treatment, a pioneer in kidney and bladder cancer, one of the country’s leading experts and researchers on colorectal cancer, and a surgeon focusing exclusively on breast surgery and aesthetic reconstruction. Since so many types of cancer exist, it’s critical that — from the initial diagnosis — patients have access to a dedicated team that specializes in exactly that form of the disease.
City of Hope Orange County welcomed preeminent oncologist Edward S. Kim, M.D., M.B.A., as physician-in-chief of Orange County. He is among the country’s foremost experts in molecular prognostication for lung, head and neck cancers, which greatly advances cancer detection and personalized therapies. His recruitment marked a critical milestone for fulfilling City of Hope’s promise of enhancing local access to cancer breakthroughs and becoming a national best practice center for health care delivery.
City of Hope Newport Beach celebrated its first patient to ring the Bell of Hope, a tradition that signals the end of a chemotherapy journey.
A Campus Built for and with the Community
JANUARY
City of Hope Orange County Hires Physician-in-Chief
First Patient Rings the Bell of Hope
SEPTEMBER
Adapting Patient Care Amid a Pandemic Almost overnight, City of Hope rapidly adapted patient care and research protocols amid the pandemic. City of Hope Newport Beach implemented new policies and transitioned to telehealth appointments to minimize risk. Thanks to decades of experience protecting immunocompromised patients, City of Hope is well-prepared to address the challenges of COVID-19, and our patients continue to receive the critical care they need.
Thanks to generous donors, City of Hope raised $1.3 million to aid in the fight against breast and gynecological cancers as part of its 24th annual Walk for Hope. City of Hope’s Orange County team was the top Walk for Hope fundraising group. Orange County resident Leslie Seigel and her son Josh were this year’s City of Hope Walk Ambassadors. Both are cancer survivors who were treated at City of Hope.
City of Hope received the keys to unlock the future home on our Irvine cancer campus. The passing of the keys from FivePoint, the building’s former owners and our visionary partners in this ambitious endeavor, signified a milestone moment: our official arrival in the Irvine community.
2021 AND BEYOND
Welcome to Our Chief Nursing Officer
Construction began on the comprehensive cancer center in Irvine, the centerpiece of City of Hope’s Orange County regional network of cancer care.
Our Official Arrival in Irvine
Edward Kim, M.D., M.B.A., Physician-in-Chief for City of Hope Orange County and Senior Vice President and Vice Physician-in-Chief for City of Hope National Medical Center
NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
Construction Begins in Irvine
Our Vision Attracts National Leaders City of Hope Orange County welcomed Wendy Austin, R.N., M.S., AOCN, as the senior vice president of operations, one of the first of recent recruits from America’s top oncologic centers. Austin is a nationally recognized leader in cancer operations and comes to Orange County after spending 22 years as a senior executive with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Orange County Leads Virtual Walk for Hope Fundraising
Sabrina Khan, Practice Manager at City of Hope Newport Beach
AUGUST
“ Philanthropic support is critical to our mission to support researchers, investigators and clinicians as it empowers us to dream big about meaningfully affecting patient care. Transforming research ideas into the clinic creates new opportunities and hope for our patients, their families and the fight against cancer.”
“ This complex will set the course for how new partnerships, new innovation and not being satisfied with the status quo will lead to better therapies and advances for cancer patients across the globe.” Robert Stone, President and CEO of City of Hope
“ There has never been a moment in history more important than now to act boldly to make wellness and health care the foundation of every sustainable community of the future.”
Local Businesses Rally for Breast Cancer Awareness Month More than 30 businesses and organizations in Newport Beach submitted videos on social media to raise awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In Newport Beach, breast cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer, estimated at about 18% of new cancer cases in 2020.
Delivering on Our Promise
Cynthia A. Powers, Ph.D., M.S.N., M.H.S.M., joined City of Hope Orange County as the new vice president and associate chief nursing officer. Powers has extensive experience in supporting clinical research and implementing evidence-based oncology practice, as well as expertise in harnessing big data to better inform clinical treatment decisions.
Nearly 20% of cancer patients leave Orange County for advanced cancer care, with many traveling to our Duarte campus.
SQUARE FEET
City of Hope Newport Beach — a 12,500-square-foot complex in Fashion Island — represents the first phase of a comprehensive network of highly specialized cancer care spanning the region.
City of Hope Orange County is developing a world-class cancer campus of the future located on 11 acres at FivePoint Gateway in Irvine.
OPENING IN
2022
A 190,000-square-foot outpatient center bringing best-in-class care and pioneering breakthroughs to Orange County residents
OPENING IN
2025
The county’s only specialty hospital dedicated solely to treating and curing cancer
PHASE
1-3
Our clinical research center will offer Phase 1-3 clinical trials.
PATIENT IMPACT
The commute from Orange County to Duarte can last up to two hours each way, which creates unnecessary hardship for patients and their families.
OUR PLANS
THE NEED
20%
2+ HOURS
12,500
7,000+ PATIENT VISITS
City of Hope Newport Beach physicians completed 7,000+ patient visits, bringing hope and healing to Orange County residents.
Lung Cancer Screening Launch Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States and Orange County. That’s why City of Hope Orange County became the first location outside of City of Hope’s main campus in Duarte to offer an innovative lung cancer screening program developed by top experts in lung cancer research, diagnosis and treatment. Finding lung cancer at its earliest stage and having access to highly specialized cancer care experts gives Orange County patients their best shot for survival.
Emile Haddad, FivePoint Chairman and CEO
BY THE NUMBERS // When you give to City of Hope Orange County, you’re giving people the chance to live longer, better, healthier lives.
Irvine’s outpatient cancer center will open in 2022, followed by Orange County’s only specialty hospital dedicated solely to treating and curing cancer in 2025.
30+
STAFF AND
PHYSICIANS
Our specialty team, backed by City of Hope’s powerful research environment and clinical network, is now providing lifesaving care in Orange County.
13,600 HOURS
Estimated travel time Orange County patients saved thanks to having care closer to home.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Our First Patients
12,000+ DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS 12,000+ City of Hope donors and volunteers in Orange County
We could not do what we do without you. In an environment where speed is a lifesaving element, philanthropy holds tremendous power. For more than a century, generous donors and volunteers have helped City of Hope combat life-threatening illnesses. We were founded in 1913 when a group of remarkable volunteers set out to provide care and dignity to tuberculosis patients. Today, we are one of the nation’s top comprehensive cancer centers, answering the call of a community once more. Thank you for helping us speed City of Hope’s pioneering advances to the people who need them today. For updates year-round, sign up for the Orange County newsletter on our website or follow us on social media.
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