Douglas & Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center
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The Douglas & Nancy Barnhart Cancer Center at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is a comprehensive cancer treatment center in Chula Vista, California, in the United States. The Barnhart Cancer Center at Sharp Chula Vista is part of Sharp HealthCare, in San Diego, California. The Barnhart Cancer Center features a full range of cancer services from diagnosis to treatment and recovery.
Features
Opened in 2012, the Barnhart Cancer features advanced cancer treatment technology and a new healing environment. The three-story facility consists of a radiation therapy center, infusion center and medical offices.
The Barnhart Cancer Center’s technology includes the first Varian Medical Systems’ TrueBeam STx™ radiotherapy/radiosurgery system in San Diego. With treatment plans mapped out using a four-dimensional CT simulator, TrueBeam linear accelerators allows physicians to target tumors anywhere in the body, including the lung, abdomen, breast, head and neck. Stereotactic radiosurgery provides powerful noninvasive treatment that can be delivered even in the most complex areas without affecting the surrounding healthy tissue. Additional treatment options include high-dose-rate brachytherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy and image-guided radiotherapy.
The Barnhart Cancer Center’s healing environment features naturally lit radiation therapy suites and areas for meditation, aromatherapy and Healing Touch. An Infusion Center is available for patients who choose to receive treatments with a family member or friend.
The Barnhart Cancer Center offers other programs and services, including a breast cancer patient navigator program, support groups in English and Spanish, nutritional consultation, and spiritual and palliative care.
Services
- Breast Cancer Patient Navigator Program
- Chemotherapy
- High-dose-rate brachytherapy
- Image-guided radiotherapy
- Infusion therapy
- Integrative and complementary therapies including Healing Touch and aromatherapy
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
- Medical oncology and hematology
- Prevention and early detection, including diagnostic and women’s imaging
- Radiation therapy
- Social services
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Support services including pet therapy, support groups, nutrition counseling, “Meet the Pathologist” sessions and Look Good, Feel Better programs
- TrueBeam STx™ radiotherapy/radiosurgery
Awards
Sharp Chula Vista holds Community Hospital Cancer Program certification from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
In 2011, Sharp Chula Vista received accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)
In November 2007, Sharp HealthCare was awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Sharp was one of five organizations to receive the award, which is the nation's highest presidential honor for quality and organizational performance excellence. Sharp was the first health care provider in California and the eighth in the nation to receive this recognition. Sharp Chula Vista is a part of Sharp HealthCare.