Nursing & Patient Care
Patricia Reid Ponte, Chief of Nursing
The Department of Nursing and Patient Care Services (NPCS) at Dana-Farber is committed to excellence and to compassionate patient- and family-centered care. Our multidisciplinary team model assures that patients and their families are surrounded by highly skilled professionals who work together to craft individualized care for each patient and to facilitate access to clinical research that is on the cutting edge. The department encompasses a broad range of services and programs at Dana-Farber, including:
- Nursing and Patient Care Services
- Education, Practice, and Quality
- Pharmacy and Clinical Support Services
- Care Coordination Services
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutrition Services
- Social Work Services
- Integrated Therapies
Embodying Dana-Farber's core values - impact, excellence, compassion and respect, and discovery - the department is dedicated to:
Dana-Farber has earned the prestigious Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. read more
- Providing expert and compassionate care for individuals and families affected by and predisposed to cancer and related diseases;
- Integrating systems and coordinating care in prevention, treatment, survivorship, and end-of-life in partnerships across disciplines, modalities, institutions and the community;
- Fostering a culture of respect, innovation and inquiry through a commitment to education and research; and
- Creating a healing environment for patients, families, and staff, recognizing the burden of cancer and the fear that it engenders.
In collaboration with its partners in care, Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Children's Hospital Boston, the NPCS department leaders assure that standards of care across the continuum are upheld.
Read the 2005 Nursing and Patient Care Services Annual Report (PDF)