Kota Harapan is a clinical research center, hospital and private, nonprofit medical graduate located in Duarte, California, United States. The main central campus is on 110 acres of land adjacent to the boundaries of Duarte and Irwindale, with a network of clinical practice locations throughout Southern California, satellite offices in Monrovia and Irwindale, and regional fundraising offices throughout the United States.
City of Hope is known as a cancer treatment center. It has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. City of Hope has also been ranked first of the Best Cancer Hospital in the United States by News & amp; World Report for over ten years and is a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
City of Hope played a role in the development of synthetic human insulin in 1978. The center has performed 13,000 hematopoietic stem cell transplants in 2016 with patient outcomes that consistently exceed the national average.
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Histori
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the spread of tuberculosis, also known as "consumption," was a growing concern in the United States and Europe. Due to advances in scientific understanding of the nature of contagion, home movement and quarantine sufferers are prevalent. The construction of a tuberculosis sanatorium, including tent cities, is becoming common in the United States, with many sanitations located in the Southwest United States, where it is believed that a drier climate will help patients.
In 1913, the Jewish Consumptive Relief Association was founded in Los Angeles, California, with the intention of raising money to establish a free non-sectarian sanatorium for people from all over the United States diagnosed with tuberculosis. After collecting enough funds, the association purchased 10 hectares (4.0 ha) of land in Duarte, California, a small town in the drier San Gabriel Valley, about 16 miles (26 km) east of downtown Los Angeles, and dubbed the Los Angeles Sanatorium property. Opening January 11, 1914, the sanatorium originally consisted of two tents, one for patients and one for caregivers.
Sanatorium nicknamed "the city of hope," and grew in size for decades, continues to raise funds, build permanent facilities, hire doctors and treat increasing numbers of patients. Treating tuberculosis remained the focus of the sanatorium until after World War II, when antibiotics for tuberculosis were discovered.
With tuberculosis becoming less common, the director of the executive sanatorium Samuel H. Golter initiated the initiative in 1946 to transform the sanatorium into a complete medical center, supported by research institutions and post-graduate education. The Los Angeles Sanatorium officially changed its name to Harapan City National Medical Center in 1949. The Harapan City Research Institute was officially established in 1952. The Graduate School of Hope City Biology was eventually hired in 1993, and changed its name to Irell & amp; Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences in 2009.
From 1953 to 1985, under the executive director of Ben Horowitz, City of Hope grew in size and became famous for its cancer research and treatment program. Horowitz raised the average annual operating budget of the City of Hope from $ 600,000 to over $ 100 million during his tenure.
In 1981, the National Cancer Institute established the City of Hope as a "Clinical Cancer Research Center." In 1983, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation gave City of Hope a $ 10 million grant to establish the Beckman City Hope Research Institute; Beckman's Research Institute of City of Hope is now a City of Hope research moniker, and is one of six institutes/centers founded by the Beckman Foundation in the United States.
From 1983 to the present, City of Hope continues to grow, extending the Duarte campus with additional patient care, research and support facilities. City of Hope also operates a community practice clinic network throughout Southern California.
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Research and care
The goal of the Hope Town institute is the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases, including diabetes and HIV/AIDS. Thus, the City of Hope program covers the areas of the brain, breast, gastrointestinal, gynecology, thoracic and urologic cancers, and leukemia, lymphoma, and diabetes. City of Hope has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health.
City of Hope is a bench for the institution of bedding, with investments in basic, translational and clinical research. Faculty, residents and associates conduct biomedical research, treat patients and educate medical professionals with a medical center that serves as an educational hospital.
External clinical trials sponsored by national cancer institutes, institutions and cancer sponsored by the National Cancer Institute are conducted at City of Hope.
Synthetic human insulin
In 1978, City of Hope researchers Arthur Riggs and Keiichi Itakura, working with Herbert Boyer of the San Francisco-based biotech company Genentech, Inc., became the first scientists to produce synthetic human insulin. City of Hope grants patent licenses based on Riggs and Itakura's works to Genentech. On 13 August 1999, City of Hope sued Genentech for allegedly cheating him from a fair share of the profits from the product under Riggs-Itakura patent. On April 24, 2008, the California Supreme Court confirmed the jury award of $ 300 million in contract damage to City of Hope, but reversed the $ 200 million award for punitive damages.
Hematopoietic cell transplant
On January 13, 2011, City of Hope performed a 10,000 hematopoietic stem cell transplant, which included bone marrow transplant, peripheral blood stem cells collected by apheresis, and umbilical cord stem cells.
By 2016, it has grown to more than 13,000 stem cell transplants.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
City of Hope is a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a nonprofit alliance of 21 US cancer centers. NCCN publishes a clinical practice guide for oncology treatment among its member institutions. Member institutions include City of Hope, MD Anderson University MD Cancer Center, St. John's Children's Research Hospital Jude/University of Tennessee Cancer Institute, Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, and 16 others.
Facilities
Patient Care Facility
The main campus of City of Hope in Duarte has several treatment facilities for inpatient and outpatient care, including Helford Clinical Research Hospital, Michael Amini Transfusion Treatment Center, Geri Amriatori Treatment Center and Richard Brawerman and Women's Center.
In addition to the Duarte campus facility, City of Hope also has community practice clinics located in Antelope Valley, Arcadia, Colton, Corona, Glendora, Mission Hills, Palm Springs, Pasadena, Rancho Cucamonga, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, South Pasadena and West Covina.
City of Hope is accredited by the Joint Commission, a private body that accredits more than 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope
The Beckman City of Hope Research Institute is one of six research facilities established with funding from the Arnold Foundation and Mabel Beckman. Its main focus is on research in the areas of cancer, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. This institution overshadowed the City of Hope Irell & amp; Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences.
Research conducted at the institute has contributed to the discovery in the field of recombinant DNA technology, gene therapy and monoclonal antibodies.
Biomedical & amp; Genetics
City of Hope Center for Biomedicine & amp; Genetics is a manufacturing facility that specializes in the production of pharmaceutical grade materials. The center also helps clinical researchers with translational research and clinical trials.
Irell & amp; Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences
Graduate school in City of Hope; the school is inside Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center for Cancer Immunotherapeutics & amp; Immunological Tumors.
Patient housing
City of Hope has 40 units of temporary residences for patients and their carers, with integrated palliative care and care.
Fundraising
City of Hope secures funding from a mix of sources, including patient earnings, personal donations, foundation support, and federal research grants.
Annual fundraising events include Walk for Hope (multi-city charity fundraiser), Concert for Hope (a fundraising concert featuring celebrity musicians), and City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge, held in Nashville, Tennessee.
City of Hope maintains eight regional fundraising offices in various cities across the United States, including Palm Desert, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Hospitals also raise funds by giving the day. In 2016, Doctor's Day allows patients to thank doctors by naming them. More than $ 9,000 was raised through 60 prizes. In 2017, City of Hope is planning a Day of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Happy Day. The hospital also participates in #GivingTuesday. In 2015, the first time the hospital uses fundraising, nearly $ 120,000 is raised from 681 prizes. By 2016, the numbers rose to nearly $ 200,000 from over 1500 gifts. In January 2017, City of Hope received a donation of more than $ 50 million dollars to establish the Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes at City of Hope.
Affiliate
City of Hope is affiliated with the following institutions:
- Association of Community Cancer Centers
- National Cancer Institute
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network (founding member)
- National Bone Marrow Transplant Research Network (founding member)
- National Gene Vector Laboratory
- Southern California Sellet Consortium (SC-IC)
- Islet Cell Transplant Center
- The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Recognition
- In 2015, City of Hope was ranked as one of the "Best Hospitals" in cancer (# 13) and gynecology (# 41) by US News & amp; World Report.
- In 2009, the City of Hope was listed among the eight preferred cancer hospitals in the May/June AARP Magazine, which published a survey of doctors from across the United States conducted by Consumers' Checkbook, a Washington, DC. service ranking non-profit health-based service providers. Physician samples were asked "where they are most likely to send patients with very difficult cases".
- Beginning in 2016, 52 City of Hope doctors are currently listed as "Top Doctors" by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., nominated by their colleagues in the medical profession. Castle Connolly is an independent company that researches thousands of medical professionals in the United States and publishes the results in the annual consumer guide, America's Top Doctors.
- In December 2015, Charity Watch downgraded City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute to "A-" category.
- In 2016, Charity Navigator gives City of Hope 4 stars - the highest rating - for 11 consecutive years.
Grants
National Cancer Institute provides
- Special Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grants for translation research studies for Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma - Five years, $ 11.5 million.
- Grants to the Hope City Nursing Research Division to study palliative care and quality of life issues for lung cancer patients - Five years, $ 13.4 million.
- Grants to the Hope Village Cancer Etiology Division for the California Teachers Study, a survey of more than 130,000 teachers and general school administrators to study the link between obesity, physical activity, hormonal and cancer exposure - Three years, $ 5 million.
- Grants to the Department of Urban Population of Hope to study the genetic susceptibility to malignancy secondary to treatment for cancer survivors - Five years, $ 3.4 million.
More grants
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) provides for AIDS-related lymphoma and brain cancer research - $ 32.5 million.
- The National Library of Medicine/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases and Kidney Diseases are given to the City of Life Science Department of Information to serve as a coordinating center for the distribution of islet cells and intestinal stem cells - $ 17 million.
- The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grants to study the damage of ultraviolet light and its effect on mutagenesis - $ 2 million.
Contract
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) contracts to facilitate stem cell research from laboratories for clinical studies; focus on developing and manufacturing stem cell therapy - five years, $ 8.6 million.
References
External links
- Official Website of City of Hope
- This hospital is in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD
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