Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has served its community for more than 125 years with care characterized by its compassion, innovation and effectiveness.
Founded in 1898 and operating from a 28-acre campus on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) near downtown Buffalo, New York, Roswell Park today remains the state's only comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) outside of New York City. In the past year, Roswell Park teams cared for more than 53,000 patients. Roswell Park helps set international standards in cancer care through its role as a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, and consistently earns patient-satisfaction scores that are among the highest in the country.
The work of the Roswell Park team encompasses many different disciplines and approaches, all rooted in some aspect of how cancer affects our lives — and in how a solution today can lessen that impact tomorrow. Roswell Park has been credited with establishing the model for today’s multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. The interface of scientific inquiry and clinical application affords patients access to promising breakthroughs in cancer diagnostics, technologies and therapies. We also educate the next generation of cancer experts, with hundreds of learners coming to us each year for enrichment or education opportunities ranging from shadow days and internships to clinical training, fellowships and graduate degree programs in cancer science.
Mission
To eliminate cancer through discovery-driven care that brings hope and cures
Vision
Life without cancer
Values
Innovation
We pursue better ways to care for people and find cures. We learn, improve, and change as new ideas and discoveries emerge.
Commitment
We show up for the people who depend on us. We take our work seriously and do what we say we will do.
Integrity
We do the right thing. We are honest, responsible, and respectful of privacy in all our decisions.
Compassion and Respect
We care about people as individuals. We listen, treat everyone with dignity, and respect different needs and experiences.
Teamwork
We work together across roles because we achieve more as one team.
Quality and Safety
We strive to keep patients and staff safe. We work every day to improve care and prevent harm.
Roswell Park 2030 — Our Strategic Plan
As One Roswell, we will focus on three strategic objectives and three key drivers to pursue Roswell Park’s mission to eliminate cancer through discovery-driven care that brings hope and cures and vision of life without cancer.