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Article: Ascension considers UM center affiliation.(University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center)(Ascension Health)(Brief Article)
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- Crain's Detroit Business
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- December 11, 2000
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The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor is close to landing another prize partner in its growing network of community hospital affiliates. The Great Lakes division of Ascension Health, parent company of St. John Health System in Detroit, hopes by next quarter to join the UM cancer center as an affiliate, said Anthony Tersigni, Ascension Great Lakes senior vice president.
Affiliates to the UM cancer center gain access to the latest treatment protocols and physician links to UM research, Tersigni said. UM, meanwhile, benefits from referrals for complex specialty care, such as genetic cancer treatments, and a broader base of patients to ...