Dive Brief:
- On Tuesday, Novant Health in Charlotte, NC, announced a new affiliation with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
- The result of the affiliation is a new clinic named the St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Novant Health Hernby Children's Hospital.
- The new clinic is the seventh St. Jude Affiliate Clinic in the U.S.
Dive Insight:
St. Jude is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. "This affiliation will bring the unparalleled research and expertise of St. Jude to Novant Health and provide the highest-quality pediatric cancer care across the Carolinas and beyond," Andy Mueller, MD, president of Novant Health greater Charlotte market said in a statement.
According to the press release, Novant Health's affiliation with St. Jude will give its patients "access to more clinical trials than are available at any other facility in the Southeast."