Vital Statistics

Ranked among nation’s top cancer hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
One of Western New York’s top 20 employers
Cited as one of “The Best Places to Work” in WNY by Business First
Leapfrog Group Top Hospital
Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI) Certification from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
3,186 employees, including 325 faculty members and 577 nurses
Hospital Admissions: 5,394
Outpatient Visits: 201,554
Patients Under Active Care: 30,758
Patient Origin: 40 states, 7 foreign countries
Number of Beds: 123
Grants/Contracts: $84.76 million
Funded Research Projects: 654
Academic Affiliation: State University of New York at Buffalo
License Agreements: 91
U.S. Patents: 67

(Figures reflect RPCI activity through February 2012.)

Seals of Approval

Roswell Park Cancer Institute is a member of several prestigious organizations. Please select a link for more information.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) is the only upstate New York facility to hold the National Cancer Institute designation of "comprehensive cancer center" and one of 41 such centers in the United States. This designation means that a cancer center's combined research, treatment and educational programs have weathered extensive peer review, met rigorous national standards, and made fundamental contributions to reducing the cancer burden.

Since 1974 Roswell Park has been recognized by the NCI as a comprehensive cancer center. It was the nation's first, has served as a national model and is the only one in Upstate New York.

RPCI is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of the nation's leading cancer centers. A not-for-profit organization, the NCCN brings together the best minds in science to engineer continuous quality improvements in cancer care; improves the effectiveness of cancer care delivery through the ongoing collection and analysis of outcome data on a national basis; enhances communications and collaboration among member institutions; offers access to the latest, most promising clinical trials; and provides best practice guidelines and measurement tools.

Roswell Park has been honored by the following national organizations:

Roswell Park has achieved accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) as a result of its demonstrated compliance with the Joint Commission's nationally recognized health care standards.

Accreditations