John Wayne Cancer Institute
John Wayne Cancer Institute
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About this organization
Mission
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF, AND EDUCATION IN, THE BASIC AND CLINICAL SCIENCES FOR THE PREVENTION, DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF CANCER.
About
SEE SCHEDULE OPROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEMON JULY 1, 2016, PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES (PHS) AND ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM (SJHS) ENTERED INTO A BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT. BY COMING TOGETHER, PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SEEKS TO BETTER SERVE ITS COMMUNITIES THROUGH GREATER PATIENT AFFORDABILITY, OUTSTANDING CLINICAL CARE, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST. TOGETHER, OUR CAREGIVERS SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 829 CLINICS ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON.THE FOUNDERS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WERE COURAGEOUS WOMEN AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. THE SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE AND THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF ORANGE BROUGHT HEALTH CARE AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE AMERICAN WEST WHEN IT WAS STILL A RUGGED, UNTAMED FRONTIER. NOW, AS WE FACE A DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE - A CHANGING HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT - WE DRAW UPON THEIR PIONEERING AND COMPASSIONATE SPIRIT TO PLAN FOR THE NEXT CENTURY OF HEALTH CARE.PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICESIN 1856, MOTHER JOSEPH AND FOUR SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE ESTABLISHED HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. OVER THE YEARS, OTHER CATHOLIC SISTERS TRANSFERRED SPONSORSHIP OF THEIR MINISTRIES TO PROVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY, DOMINICANS AND CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH. RECENTLY, SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES, KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTERS HAVE JOINED PROVIDENCE AS SECULAR PARTNERS WITH A COMMON COMMITMENT TO SERVING ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. TODAY, PROVIDENCE SERVES ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON.ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEMIN 1912, A SMALL GROUP OF SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH LANDED ON THE RUGGED SHORES OF EUREKA, CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE. THEY LATER ESTABLISHED ROOTS IN ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, AND EXPANDED TO SERVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS. THE HEALTH SYSTEM ESTABLISHED MANY KEY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING A MERGER BETWEEN LUBBOCK METHODIST HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND ST. MARY HOSPITAL TO FORM COVENANT HEALTH IN LUBBOCK TEXAS. RECENTLY, AN AFFILIATION WAS ESTABLISHED WITH HOAG HEALTH TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY: THE DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY (MO) IS A LARGE RESEARCH PROGRAM AT JWCI (22 MEMBERS INCLUDING 3 ASSISTANT PROFESSORS). THE MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY PROGRAM IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE DISCOVERIES PARTICULARLY IN THE FIELD OF MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN FUNDED THROUGH FEDERAL GRANTS, PHILANTHROPY AND FOUNDATIONS. THE MAJOR FOCUS IS ON SOLID TUMORS INCLUDING MELANOMA, BREAST, BRAIN, AND GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS. IN RECENT YEARS EMPHASIS HAS BEEN ON MOLECULAR PROGNOSTIC/DIAGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS AND EPIGENETICS REGULATORY AND THERAPEUTIC TARGETS. SOME OF THE MAJOR PIONEERING STUDIES ACCREDITED TO THE DEPARTMENT ADDRESS THE PROGNOSTIC UTILITY IN CANCER PATIENTS (PHASE II AND III CLINICAL TRIALS) OF CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS (CTC) AND CIRCULATING DNA (GENOMIC, MUTATION, METHYLATION), THE MOLECULAR STAGING OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODES AND EPIGENETICS. THE DEPARTMENT RECENTLY RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE NIH TCGA PROGRAM IN SEVERAL TYPES OF SOLID TUMORS FOR GENOMIC, METHYLATION, AND RNA SEQUENCING. THESE TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH EFFORTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION BETWEEN JWCI ONCOLOGISTS AND OTHER CENTERS. THE MO DEPARTMENT HAS COLLECTED WELL ANNOTATED BLOOD AND TUMOR SPECIMENS FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES FROM OVER 75 CENTERS AROUND THE WORLD AND HAS SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN LARGE SCALE PHASE II AND III STUDIES. THE DEPARTMENT THEREFORE OFFERS A WELL-ORGANIZED RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT CAN OFFER COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT TO THE PROVIDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT.THE DEPARTMENT OF MO TRAINS ON AVERAGE 10 RESEARCH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS PER YEAR AND HAS A STRONG HISTORY OF TRAINING FOREIGN SURGICAL ONCOLOGY MD AND MD/PHD FELLOWS (>60) FROM MAJOR ELITE UNIVERSITIES IN JAPAN,(TOKYO, KEIO, OSAKA), THE NETHERLANDS (LEIDEN UNIVERSITY), AND CHINA (FUDAN UNIVERSITY, HUASHAN).GENE SEQUENCING CENTER: THE GENE SEQUENCING CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE JWCI IN DECEMBER 2013. USING STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT THE CENTER CAN PERFORM ANY POTENTIALLY USEFUL TYPE OF GENE SEQUENCING, INCLUDING WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING. TO DATE, OVER 200 TUMORS HAVE BEEN SEQUENCED. A MAJOR PROJECT UNDERWAY THAT HAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUE MELANOMA TUMOR REPOSITORY IS WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING ON PAIRED MELANOMA TUMORS AND LYMPHOCYTES. THE FORMIDABLE REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA STORAGE, DATA TRANSFER AND BIOINFORMATICS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH THE NATIONAL LAMBDA RAILROAD (NLR; NANTWORKS) A HIGH SPEED (40TB/SEC) NETWORK CONNECTING JWCI TO OTHER CANCER INSTITUTES. FUNDING FOR THE SEQUENCING CENTER IS PROVIDED BY MAJOR CORPORATE GRANTS
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
From their filing, the objective of the non-profit is stated as “To support research and development of, and education in, the basic and clinical sciences for the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.”.
When talking about its functions, they were outlined as: “To support research and development of, and education in, the basic and clinical sciences for the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.”.
- The legally reported state of operation for the non-profit is CA.
- According to the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is 1801 LIND AVE SW ATTN TAX DEPT, RENTON, WA, 980579016.
- The non-profit organization as of 2020 has a total of 130 employees reported on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$2,070,949.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1992.
- The organization pays $9,160,994 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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