01. History
History of UP Health System – Marquette
UP Health System – Marquette Cancer Center is operated under the auspices of the UP Health System – Marquette. The hospital itself is a smaller facility with 307 beds and a staff of more than 200 physicians serving 9,000 inpatients and more than 350,000 outpatients a year.
UP Health System – Marquette Cancer Care also collaborates and is affiliated with Duke Health, a leader in cancer treatment in the United States. This partnership enables physicians of the UP Health System – Marquette Cancer Care to access all the cutting-edge research and novel treatment options coming out of the Duke Cancer Institute.
As a member of the Upper Peninsula Health Care Network, UP Health System – Marquette works together with the many fine community hospitals throughout the region. With comprehensive, quality care, we rank among the best in the Midwest.
When the diagnosis is cancer, you want every available resource at your disposal. At the UP Health System – Marquette Cancer Center, a team of experts work together to manage a patient’s care.
UP Health System – Marquette Cancer Center is a Community Cancer Center approved by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, assuring quality care for patients. The center offers all of the conventional forms of cancer diagnosis and treatment including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and clinical research. Marquette oncologists also serve eight communities throughout the Upper Peninsula region.
02. Specializations
UP Health System – Marquette Specializations
- Cancer nutrition
- Chemotherapy
- Clinical research
- Genetic testing
- Radiation
- Surgery
03. Accreditations
UP Health System – Marquette Accreditations
- American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACOS CoC)
- National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)
- American College of Radiology Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation (ACR ROPA)
- Lung Cancer Screening Center of Excellence, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA)
