City Of Hope
A hospital where the motto is: "There is no profit in curing the body if, in the process, we destroy the soul."
City of Hope is a 106-year-old research and treatment organization focused on cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is on the cutting edge of stem-cell and immune-system research and gives precedence to efforts to combat lymphoma and other blood-forming cancers as well as Type I diabetes.
The organization—which is based northeast of Los Angeles and has locations across southern California—prioritizes patients’ dignity and emotional well-being. It provides access to support groups and other resources to help ease the anxiety and depression that often accompany a life-threatening or life-changing diagnosis. Engraved on a gate at its main hospital is a quote from Samuel Golter, a physician who largely shaped the institution: “There is no profit in curing the body if, in the process, we destroy the soul.”
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