Tour Book: City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center

The Golter Gate is inscribed with words from Samuel H. Golter, one of City of Hope’s early leaders.

A PROMISE FULFILLED

Dear Friends,

HOPE IS HERE! On behalf of City of Hope, we would like to welcome you to City of Hope Lennar Foundation Cancer Center. We are delivering on our promise to the people of Orange County and changing cancer care for our family, friends and neighbors.

This center is the most advanced comprehensive cancer center in Orange County. Inside these walls, nurses and staff, physician-scientists and researchers care for patients and their families mind, body and spirit. They continue a City of Hope legacy of compassionate care. As our own Dr. Steve Forman says, when a patient comes to City of Hope, we take their hand and never let go.

It’s here that some of the best minds in the world are making breakthrough discoveries that move us closer to ending cancer once and for all. Our cancer center offers patients a fully integrated, multidisciplinary care experience in one location designed around their unique needs. Our patients benefit from programs and services previously unavailable in the region.

Thank you to everyone who supports our lifesaving mission. We are especially grateful for the generosity and shared vision of Lennar Foundation, the charitable arm of Lennar Corporation.

Please join us in celebrating a new era of care for our community. In our state-ofthe-art center, advanced levels of science and research will flourish, and discoveries will quickly lead to cures.

Hope is truly here in Orange County.

Annette M. Walker President, City of Hope Orange County

A NATIONAL CANCER CARE SYSTEM

Los Angeles, CA

Phoenix, AZ

Orange County, CA

City of Hope, a world-renowned, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, now has one of the largest geographic footprints in cancer research and treatment, providing cancer patients with timely access to exceptional care, clinical trials and leading-edge innovation.

Chicago, IL

Atlanta, GA

City of Hope is delivering highly specialized cancer care, Phase 1-3 clinical trials, precision medicine and early detection to the nation’s sixth most populous county.

The strategic acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America advances the missions of both organizations, building a national, integrated cancer research and treatment system to transform the future of cancer care.

City of Hope’s affiliated family of organizations include Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), a leading biomedical research institute, and Access Hope™, which offers access to oncology expertise through employers.

CANCER CARE, DEMOCRATIZED

A critical part of cancer care is closing the gap to access that exists for too many patients, particularly in underserved communities. By joining forces with Cancer Treatment Centers of America, we’re taking a major step forward in our mission to democratize cancer care and bring today’s treatments and tomorrow’s discoveries to even more people who need them now. ”

Robert Stone Chief Executive Officer, Helen and Morgan Chu Chief Executive Officer Distinguished Chair

OUR VISION ACCELERATES IN OC

Accepted invitation from FivePoint to come to OC

MARCH 2018

Revealed our bold vision to invest more than $1B for world-class cancer campus

JUNE 2019

Construction began on City of Hope’s advanced comprehensive outpatient cancer center in Irvine

SEPTEMBER 2020

MAY 2018

Appointed Annette Walker to drive expansion in Orange County

JANUARY 2020

Opened our first Orange County location, City of Hope Newport Beach Fashion Island

OUR PATIENTS ARE CALLING US

City of Hope is here in Orange County to answer the call of our patients.

Nearly 20% of residents with cancer have left the area for advanced care, with many heading to City of Hope’s campus in Duarte, California — an up to two-hour commute each way. In addition, the cancer incidence rate in the county is projected to increase by 18% over the next decade.

Cancer risk increases with age and Orange County has a higher percentage of seniors than the U.S. average.

Patients can now access our network of advanced care at four regional clinics — two in Newport Beach, one in Huntington Beach and one in Irvine. The cancer center, the regional clinics and the planned hospital will create Orange County’s largest network exclusively dedicated to cancer treatment, research and cures.

OUR GRATEFUL COMMUNITY

City of Hope gave me my life back.

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We are honored to be in the position to support City of Hope, which is saving lives and expanding access to its advanced cancer care.

Julia A. Argyros

I went from a provider where I felt like I didn’t matter to City of Hope, where they said, ‘We’re here to save you.’

— Will Godoy

City of Hope treated me as a person. I wasn’t just a patient, a chart. I mattered.

— Kommah McDowell

I would like everyone to know what a world-class facility we are now fortunate to have in Orange County.

George Wall

City of Hope promised to hold my hand and never let go, and they have kept that promise. I feel like I’m forever part of a special family — the City of Hope family.

Hassan Shiblak

The care I received was exceptional. Having City of Hope in Orange County changes everything for people with cancer.

Frank Di Bella

BUILT FOR AND WITH THE COMMUNITY

City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center was intentionally designed to be a place that would bring nature’s beauty, comfort and healing indoors — and feel much more like a home than a hospital. Natural products such as wood and stone can be found throughout the four-story cancer center. Creative design elements and furniture in soothing colors of nature provide comfortable places to relax or unwind on each floor. Two art galleries celebrate the human spirit through brilliant expressions of resilience and beauty. A permanent gallery contains 60 unique pieces from artists across the country; a second gallery, with new pieces rotating in every six to nine months, features 80 original pieces by Orange County artists who offer stunning glimpses of Orange County and more. The cancer center, which also features a healing garden, was built with cultural sensitivities, including Feng Shui design, use of metallic colors, and multilanguage navigation and translation capabilities.

Construction worker Adam Apodaca honored his mother with this poignant tribute. It captures the sentiment of all who worked on the cancer center. This message was cut out of the sheet rock and is permanently displayed on the first floor of City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center.

HOPE BY THE NUMBERS

67 EXAM AND TREATMENT ROOMS

2,500 PEOPLE INVOLVED

53 INFUSION BAYS AND ROOMS

15 CONSULTATION ROOMS

600,000+ HOURS WORKED TO BRING OUR CANCER CENTER TO LIFE

4 FOOTBALL FIELDS OF ADVANCED CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT

ORANGE COUNTY’S MOST ADVANCED CANCER CENTER

At City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center, patients receive fully integrated, multidisciplinary cancer care — from prevention through survivorship — in one location where every physician and staff member is solely focused on treating and curing cancer.

Distinguishing clinical services will include:

Lifesaving clinical trials | Access to nearly 1,000 innovative Phase 1-3 clinical trials being conducted at City of Hope each year — more cancer-focused clinical trials than anywhere in the area — to provide patients with promising new treatments long before they become the standard of care.

Breakthrough treatments | Targeted immunotherapies, including CAR T cell therapy, as well as bone marrow transplants, robotic minimally invasive surgeries, and MRI-guided radiation oncology. These innovations have demonstrated improved outcomes and a better quality of life for patients in treatment.

Leading-edge technology | The latest and most comprehensive suite of market-leading radiology, interventional radiology and radiation oncology equipment, providing a powerful combination of high tech and high touch.

Integrative medicine | A trailblazing integrative medicine program combining the best of Western medicine and evidence-based complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, massage and meditation.

Cancer prevention | Programs that identify people and families with elevated cancer risk, utilizing genetic risk assessments, biomarker panels and environmental surveys to help manage that risk.

Early detection | Novel blood testing and imaging techniques that find cancer early, when it is still easily curable. Patients will be among the first in the nation to access City of Hope’s new Center for Cancer Prevention and Early Detection.

Precision medicine | Best-in-class genomic testing to profile a patient’s tumor and determine the treatment that will be most effective for their cancer.

Screening and diagnostic services | A suite of state-of-the-art imaging equipment and procedural suites, giving patients convenient access to mammography, colonoscopy, robotic bronchoscopy and other lifesaving services.

A clinical research unit | The epicenter for clinical investigational research that speeds the development of new drugs and interventions to the bedside, allowing patients to receive the latest treatments in cancer care.

Surgical oncology | An outpatient surgery department that offers advanced perioperative care, an endoscopy suite and operating rooms with robotic-assisted surgical capabilities.

Supportive care | City of Hope is a national leader in evidencebased supportive care. The Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center at our comprehensive cancer center in Irvine will help patients and their families ease the physical, emotional and psychological burdens of a life-changing diagnosis so they can focus on getting well and what matters most in their lives.

Our 575 physicians and more than 1,000 researchers and scientists comprise many of the best minds in the world for preventing, treating and curing cancer. This team will transform our ability to address cancer for generations.

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Edward S. Kim, M.D., M.B.A. Physician-in-Chief, City of Hope Orange County; Vice Physician-in-Chief, City of Hope National Medical Center

Edward S. Kim, M.D., M.B.A.

Physician-in-Chief; Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Lung Cancer

Azra Borogovac, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

SPECIALTY: Lymphoma and Benign Hematology

Jennifer Chen, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

SPECIALTY: Breast Imaging

Jessica Cheng, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine

SPECIALTY: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Joshua G. Cohen, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Surgery

SPECIALTY: Gynecologic Oncology

Seth A. Cohen, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Urology & Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgery

SPECIALTY: Urogynecology

P. Grace Harrell, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

SPECIALTY: Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care

Cory Hugen, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Urology & Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgery

SPECIALTY: Urologic Cancers

Irene Morae Kang, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Breast Cancer and Women’s Health

Misagh Karimi, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Gastrointestinal & Genitourinary Cancers

Amrita Krishnan, M.D.

Professor, Division of Multiple Myeloma, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

SPECIALTY: Multiple Myeloma

Percy Lee, M.D.

Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

SPECIALTY: Thoracic, Gastrointestinal & Genitourinary Cancers

Richard T. Lee, M.D.

Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine and Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Integrative & Supportive Care Medicine and Gastrointestinal Cancers

Sandy Liu, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Genitourinary cancers

Jyoti Malhotra, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Lung Cancer & Thoracic Cancers

Danny Nguyen, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Lung Cancer

Sumanta Kumar Pal, M.D.

Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Genitourinary Cancers

Dina Ragheb, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

SPECIALTY: Diagnostic & Musculoskeletal Radiology

Jason Salsamendi, M.D.

Clinical Professor, Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology

SPECIALTY: Interventional Radiology

Amanda Schwer, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

SPECIALTY: Radiation Oncology

Tanya Siddiqi, M.D.

Associate Professor, Division of Lymphoma, Department of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

SPECIALTY: Lymphoma

Nishan Tchekmedyian, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Medical Oncology and Hematology

N. Simon Tchekmedyian, M.D.

Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research

SPECIALTY: Medical Oncology and Hematology

Cristian Tomasetti, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, Division of Mathematics for Cancer Evolution and Early Detection, Department of Computational and Quantitative Medicine

Jennifer Tseng, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery

SPECIALTY: Breast Cancer Surgery

Steven S. Tu, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

SPECIALTY: Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care

Lance Uradomo, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine

SPECIALTY: Gastroenterology

Thomas Waddington, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine

SPECIALTY: Lung Cancer

Jennifer S. Woo, M.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology

SPECIALTY: Transfusion Medicine

Jeffrey S. Yoshida, M.D.

Clinical Professor, Division of Urology & Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgery

SPECIALTY: Urologic Cancers

TOURING HOPE

FIRST FLOOR

A Welcoming Environment

RADIATION ONCOLOGY

At City of Hope, we utilize advanced techniques and leading-edge technology like the MRI-guided linear accelerator (MR-linac) to deliver extremely precise radiation therapy while reducing exposure to normal tissue. We are the first clinical cancer research institution to bring MR-linac technology to Orange County.

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING

Our comprehensive state-of-the-art imaging department offers the latest in diagnostic imaging, including Siemens’ most advanced MRI scanner, the MAGNETOM Vida. The scanner adapts to each patient’s unique breathing patterns, reducing the need for rescans.

RETAIL AND SPECIALTY PHARMACY

A retail and specialty pharmacy fills and dispenses prescriptions and offers over-the-counter medications, alleviating the burden of going elsewhere for medication. Clinical pharmacists assist patients and families with their medication regimens.

©Magda Biernat Photography

HOPE CAFÉ

Hope Café serves health-conscious versions of favorite foods to our patients, guests and staff. Fresh and healthy grab-and-go or made-to-order options are available.

LOBBY

The lobbies are designed for a seamless patient experience. Ambassadors and new patient access representatives greet patients and their families. Each area is designed for comfort and convenience. Floors feature intimate areas for discussion and comfortable work stations for visitors and patients.

PATIENT AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

The Sheri & Les Biller Patient and Family Resource Center facilitates easy access to a wide range of programs, including care navigation, survivorship programs, psychological and spiritual counseling, pain management and more.

ART GALLERIES

Healing can come in many forms, including uplifting art. Our curated art galleries are filled with brilliant works by visionary artists who are using their gifts to inspire and encourage all who walk through our doors.

SECOND FLOOR

Leading-Edge Technology

INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY (IR)

The IR suite has been described as the most complex room in the cancer center. Its leadingedge technology, which includes a highly advanced Siemens Nexaris Therapy Suite, helps physicians provide minimally-invasive therapies with reduced recovery times for patients.

OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER

The outpatient surgery department combines leading-edge technology, smart design and renowned surgeons to offer patients surgical care closer to home. The center features three operating rooms, including one featuring the DaVinci Xi robot for minimally invasive surgeries. The robot features the most advanced system and instrumentation, making more complex surgeries easier to perform and recover from. A surgical recovery unit provides patients with private recovery rooms and bathrooms. Patients who may need to stay overnight after surgery are closely monitored in the 18 post-anesthesia care unit rooms. The cancer center also has two minor procedure rooms, including one with Ion robotic bronchoscopy equipment to diagnosis lung cancer sooner and with greater accuracy.

©Magda Biernat Photography

LABORATORY SERVICES: ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY

The cancer center offers a full range of state-of-the-art laboratory and pathology services. Utilizing our innovative telepathology platform, a surgeon can remain in an operating room and communicate in real time with the pathologist in the lab or with other remote experts.

NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING

Our diagnostic radiology team offers leading-edge nuclear medicine and molecular imaging services, including endocrinology therapy, radioimmunotherapy, theranostics and nuclear cardiology. Our Siemens Biograph Vision 600 PET/CT produces remarkable images that reveal highly detailed anatomy and biological processes at the molecular level with a single noninvasive procedure.

THIRD FLOOR

Fully Integrated Care

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLINIC

Our state-of-the-art clinic brings multidisciplinary expertise together in one location for patients. Newly diagnosed patients can be seen by medical oncologists, surgical oncologists and radiation oncologists on the same day. Care teams include oncology nurse navigators, dieticians and pharmacists. The clinic has 48 exam rooms and a collaborative care team room.

HOPE BOUTIQUE

Hope Boutique is a full-service salon and specialty shopping experience with oncologytrained cosmetologists who help patients with customized cosmetology services and breast prostheses and more.

CANCER PREVENTION

We provide comprehensive programs that identify people and families with elevated cancer risk, utilizing genetic risk assessments, biomarker panels and tailored cancer surveillance plans that help them manage that risk.

LABORATORY SERVICES: CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Many crucial medical decisions are made on the basis of lab results. By ensuring test results are accurate and consistent, our clinical pathology laboratory team enhances the diagnostic process for physicians and patients.

MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC CENTER

In the medical diagnostic center, we perform state-of-the-art cardiology, pulmonology and neurology testing. These tests all play a vital part in comprehensive care for a person with cancer.

©Magda Biernat Photography

FIFTH FLOOR Pioneering Treatments

INFUSION CENTER

Designed around patient preferences, our infusion center features 43 bays and 10 private infusion treatment rooms. The infusion bays feature repositionable furnishings, flexible privacy options and panoramic views of the Saddleback mountains.

CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT

The epicenter for clinical investigational research speeds the development of new drugs and interventions to the bedside, allowing patients to receive the latest treatments in cancer care.

MAIN PHARMACY

The main pharmacy is home to highly specialized pharmacists, technicians and staff. With an in-house compounding pharmacy and state-of-the-art, USP-compliant sterile clean rooms, our exceptional on-site pharmacy capabilities expedite the preparation of medications so patients can be treated as soon as possible.

The opening of City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center marks a significant milestone in improving health care in the region. The transformational $50 million gift from Lennar Foundation — the charitable arm of homebuilder Lennar Corporation — was pivotal to bringing City of Hope’s best-in-class care and pioneering breakthroughs to Orange County residents. We remain profoundly grateful to the foundation and to the many other donors who have given generously to City of Hope Orange County.

Since then many others have come forward to lend their support, including longtime City of Hope benefactors Julia and George Argyros and their family, who generously committed $25 million to advance our lifesaving work in the community. We remain profoundly grateful to the Lennar Foundation, the Argyros family, and the many other donors who have given to City of Hope Orange County.

City of Hope has always been privileged to have visionary volunteers and donors from around the globe who fuel our commitment to transforming the future of health and eradicating cancer. More than 15,000 of these supporters live in Orange County, and they inspire us as we continue to implement our bold plans for City of Hope Orange County — which includes the county’s only specialty cancer hospital. The hospital will be seamlessly connected to City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center, transforming the comprehensive cancer campus into a hybrid model of acute and ambulatory care under one roof.

We invite grateful patients, family members, friends and supporters to help us speed the latest advances to our community.

To learn about the many options for partnering with us, contact Larry Zeiber, Vice President, Philanthropy for City of Hope Orange County, at lzeiber@coh.org or (626) 425-2587