When a cancer diagnosis hits, patients need more than treatment - they need a team built around the entire journey. That’s exactly what Karmanos Cancer Institute delivers, according to Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services Kathy Fedoronko.
“The Karmanos Cancer Institute is the only freestanding cancer hospital in Michigan,” Fedoronko says. It’s a distinction backed by nearly five decades of top-tier recognition from the National Cancer Institute - a designation Karmanos has held for 48 years.
With 17 locations across the state, including 8 in Metro Detroit, Karmanos is proving that elite cancer care doesn’t have to mean a long drive. “We really want to support our patients through the entire cancer journey,” Fedoronko explains, emphasizing a whole-person approach that covers emotional, physical, and practical needs.
And the care isn’t watered down outside headquarters. Every site undergoes rigorous certification, so patients get “the same standards, the same oncology expertise, and the same patient-focused” care no matter which location they walk into.
Perhaps most reassuring: patients don’t need to travel to access world-class treatment. As Fedoronko puts it, “patients don’t necessarily need to come down to our headquarters, that those levels of care are the same in the community.” Specialized services like bone marrow stem cell transplants, CAR-T therapy, clinical trials, and Gamma Knife radiation remain available for those who need them - but for most patients, top-tier care is already close to home.
For more information, call 1-800-KARMANOS or visit Karmanos.org/KarmanosAdvantage.