Fox Chase Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute -designated Comprehensive Cancer Center research facility and hospital located in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . The main facilities of the center are located on property adjoining Burholme Park . The center is part of the Temple University Health System (TUHS) and specializes in the treatment and prevention of cancer.
5-591: The center was formed in 1974 by the merger of the American Oncologic Hospital , which was founded in 1904 as the first cancer hospital in the United States, and the Institute for Cancer Research , founded in 1927. In 1967 a large wing of the hospital was constructed based on a design by Vincent G. Kling using steep slopes of poured concrete and roof tiles by Ludowici . In 1995, Fox Chase also became
10-511: A founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network , an alliance of 21 of the nation's leading academic cancer centers. The center was an independent, non-profit institution until it became part of TUHS July 1, 2012. On December 15, 2011, Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University Health system signed an affiliation agreement. Under the agreement, Fox Chase has connected and extended its current operations into
15-616: The Atlantic fleet 's naval force until the end of war. He joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill after the war and later set up his own practice, which became the largest architectural firm in Philadelphia . He was the principal architect and planner for Philadelphia 's Penn Center . Kling was awarded the Frank P. Brown Medal by the Franklin Institute in 1982. He was also the recipient of
20-544: The adjoining 176-bed and 33-acre Jeanes Hospital, which is already a part of the Temple University Health System. Fox Chase is considered the "Cancer Hub" of the Temple University Health System. The hospital has almost 2,400 employees and an operating budget of $ 300 million. Annual hospital admissions average about 4,100 and outpatient visits to physicians exceed 69,000 a year. Vincent G. Kling Vincent George Kling (May 9, 1916 – November 23, 2013)
25-673: Was an American architect who co-founded the architectural practice KlingStubbins . Kling was born in East Orange, New Jersey on May 9, 1916. He was the son of a builder and joined his father's construction firm in high school. He earned his B.A. from Columbia University and M.Arch. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He enlisted in the United States Navy after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and served in
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