Leavey Cancer Center

Health Care is Personal

A cancer diagnosis can be as devastating as it is stunning. But with a caring and committed team of caregivers and support staff, it can also be life affirming.

Treating the whole patient - body, mind, and spirit - is the centerpiece of the care delivered at Northridge Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Walid Arnaout, Medical Director for the hospital's Liver and Pancreas Surgical Oncology Clinic, says "it becomes more of a friendship" The medical staff and patients even shared a Thanksgiving dinner together.

The video below features patient Jeanne Gordon talking about her experience at the Leavey Cancer Center at Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

This video is an excerpt from Catholic Healthcare West 2009 Annual Report, Building the Future of Compassionate Care. We invite you to view the full annual report video.

You can also two more video stories about the rewards of working at Pump Women's Center, and focused healing at the Center for Rehabilitaiton Medicine.