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Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Breast Cancer Partnership Receives National Accreditation
Collaboration with community partners recognized for patient care excellence.
Davenport, Florida — Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), in collaboration with AdventHealth Heart of Florida and Central Florida Cancer Institute, has received a 3-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons.
The breast cancer program received this designation for meeting national standards of excellence for providing comprehensive, patient-centered, multidisciplinary care and demonstrating high-quality clinical outcomes for patients with breast disease.
FCS medical oncologist Swati Pathak, MD said, “We value our partnership with our colleagues to ensure that patients throughout our community have access to a comprehensive range of exceptional care and treatment for breast cancer and other diseases of the breast.”
“This accreditation confirms that our patients consistently receive the highest quality of care, which results in outstanding clinical outcomes,” added Wasif Riaz, MD, FCS medical oncologist. “We are extremely proud.”
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