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Doylestown Hospital Cancer Rehab Designated Among Physiological Oncology Rehabilitation Institute’s Centers of Excellence

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September 17, 2024
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Oncology Rehab Named PORi Institute Center of Excellence | Doylestown Health
DOYLESTOWN, PA: Doylestown Hospital’s Cancer Rehabilitation Program was recently among the inaugural recipients of the Physiological Oncology Rehabilitation Institute’s Centers of Excellence (PORi).

“As a designated PORi Center of Excellence, Doylestown Hospital recognizes the need for comprehensive cancer rehabilitation and the incredibly positive impact that these services have on patient quality of life, and we are proud to offer these services to our community,” said Morgan Murphy, PT DPT PORi- Certified Oncology Rehabilitation Specialist.

According to the American Cancer Society[1], “…despite the high occurrence of cancer-related disability, rehabilitation is largely underutilized even for readily treatable impairments, with receipt among survivors ranging from 1%-2%. As such, improving access to and use of rehabilitation among survivors has been identified as a priority for several organizations, including the American Cancer Society.”

Doylestown Health’s Cancer Rehabilitation Program is facilitated by physical therapists who specialize in treating cancer patients. Designed to lessen the side effects and symptoms of cancer and its treatment, and maximize recovery, these programs are carefully designed to meet each individual patient’s needs. “The goal is to help reduce disability, restore overall function, and improve quality of life,” Murphy explained, “Patients can begin at any stage or phase of their cancer diagnosis – before, during, and after treatments – but they are encouraged to begin as early as possible, as studies show that exercise can help decrease the chance of recurrence,” Murphy added.
 
Approximately, 1 in 4 cancer survivors report decreased quality of life due to physical problems[2]. Side effects, such as pain and fatigue, poor sleep quality, as well as cognitive and functional impairments, including balance, sexual dysfunction, and loss of strength and endurance, are common regardless of cancer type. 

Appropriate rehabilitation services provide the opportunity for patients to significantly improve their quality of life through improving physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.

 

[1] Cancer Treatment & Survivorship – Facts & Figures 2022-2024, https://www.cancer.org/content/dam/cancer-org/research/cancer-facts-and-statistics/cancer-treatment-and-survivorship-facts-and-figures/2022-cancer-treatment-and-survivorship-fandf-acs.pdf  pg. 25
[2] Weaver KE, Forsythe LP, Reeve BB, et al. Mental and physical health-related quality of life among U.S. cancer survivors: population estimates from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012;21: 2108-2117.

About Doylestown Health

Doylestown Health is a comprehensive healthcare system of inpatient, outpatient, and wellness education services connected to meet the health needs of the local and regional community. The flagship of Doylestown Health is Doylestown Hospital, a not-for-profit, community teaching hospital with 242 beds and a medical staff of more than 600 providers who deliver the highest quality care in over 50 specialties. Renowned locally, regionally, and nationally, Doylestown Hospital provides superior healthcare and offers advanced surgical procedures, innovative medical treatments, and comprehensive specialty services. Now in its 100th year of service in central Bucks County, Doylestown Hospital is proud to educate and train the next generation of physicians through its family medicine residency program. Consistently ranked among the best hospitals in Pennsylvania and distinguished in both infection prevention and patient experience, Doylestown Hospital is the only hospital in Pennsylvania to achieve 17 consecutive ‘A’ grades for patient safety from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Learn more at doylestownhealth.org.

About Doylestown Health Cancer Rehab

A designated Physiological Oncology Rehabilitation Institute Center of Excellence,Doylestown Health’s Cancer Rehabilitation Program aims to reduce side effects related to cancer and cancer treatment and improve quality of life. Doylestown Health’s certified lymphedema therapists and Physiological Oncology Rehabilitation Institute certified oncology rehabilitation therapists will help create a program to meet each patient’s unique needs, treating the pain, mobility issues, fatigue and other physical and mental challenges that can result from cancer and cancer treatment. 

About the PORi Center of Excellence

The Physiological Oncology Rehabilitation Institute (PORi - www.pori.org) was founded in 2014 with a vision of making oncology rehabilitation a standard component of cancer care. Over the past ten years, PORi has established itself as the gold standard of clinical education in oncology rehabilitation and has significantly elevated the clinical and operational approach to providing rehabilitation services to patients with a cancer diagnosis. PORi awards the designation of a PORi Center of Excellence to facilities who have committed therapists, fully trained in the PORi patient management system, who are able to offer comprehensive rehabilitation care for patients with any cancer diagnosis in any stage of their cancer treatment or post-treatment survivorship.

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