USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
Keck Medical Center of USC
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The Norris Cancer Hospital at USC's Health Science Campus is composed of three buildings: Ezralow Research Tower (Left), Norman Topping Tower - NTT (Center), and the Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower - NRT (Right)
Geography
Location1441 Eastlake Ave., Los Angeles, California, United States
Organization
Care system Private
Affiliated university Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Services
Beds60 as of 2009 [1]
History
Opened1973, Comprehensive Cancer Research Center; 1983, Hospital
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Website uscnorriscancer.usc.edu OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is a cancer center owned and operated by the University of Southern California (USC) through its Keck School of Medicine. It was one of the first eight comprehensive cancer centers in the United States, which is devoted to patient care, prevention, research, and education.

In 2015, film producer Nancy Bernstein supported the Call to Cure Fund at Norris. [2]

History of Norris Cancer Hospital at USC Health Science Campus

In 1971, the U.S. Congress passed the National Cancer Act (see War on cancer ), which led the Dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. Franz K. Bauer, to begin the effort to develop a comprehensive cancer center at USC. He reached out to Dr. G. Denman Hammond of Children's Hospital Los Angeles to serve as the founding director to lead the effort.

Originally, the plan included a joint effort between USC and Los Angeles County (LAC) to build the center on county property near the Health Science Campus. The County Board of Supervisors initially agreed to what was projected to be 37 million to construct a new building, whereby the County supports half of the total from their general fund.

From that initial agreement with LAC, Dr. Hammond applied for federal funding, whereby USC received 11.8 million, and USC would fundraise the remaining 6.7 million dollars through private donations. However, in August 1976, the County Board of Supervisors rescinded their initial support from the project. The Board decided that the 18 million dollars from the county would be left to public vote in the November 1976 general election. In an effort to gain public support, USC recruited John Wayne for a public service announcement for Los Angeles radio. On November 2, County Measure C - Los Angeles County Bond Proposition failed, with a 56.6% approval rate by voters, needing two-thirds, or sixty-six percent, to pass. The hospital was downsized to a 20 million dollar project and relocated to HSC property, opening in 1983. [3] [4] Kenneth True Norris Jr. provided the money to build the hospital after voters rejected a bond offering proposed by USC and Los Angeles County. [5] Dr. Hammond resigned from his directorship shortly before its opening and returned to practicing pediatric medicine.

Dr. Brian Henderson served as the inaugural director from 1983 to 1993. [6] He was succeeded by Peter Jones, a prominent researcher, who led as director from 1993 to 2010. [7] Following Jones, Dr. Stephen Gruber took the helm in 2011 until 2019. [8] Currently, Caryn Lerman holds the position of director, having been appointed in 2019. [9]


Tenet Healthcare acquired the center in 2003 and sold it, along with Keck Hospital of USC, to USC in 2009 for $275 million after three years of litigation between the parties. [1]

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