Huntsman Cancer Institute provides inpatient and outpatient care for all types of adult cancer. Most patients have a cancer diagnosis and a referral from a community doctor before being seen at this facility, and are often referred back to their doctor for ongoing care. Huntsman Cancer Institute's Center for Children and Primary Children's Medical Center work together to provide young patients with the best resources.

Each year, people with common or rare forms of cancer are seen in our outpatient clinics for chemotherapy, radiation therapy, small procedures, second opinions, or follow-up visits. Patients requiring hospitalization are admitted to the 50-bed Huntsman Cancer Hospital, adjacent to the institute. Both facilities have the most current diagnostic and treatment technology, used to support our medical teams in delivering compassionate, effective care.

At Huntsman Cancer Institute, teams of doctors and health care professionals work together to provide state-of-the-art patient and family centered care. Patient and family centered care involves a number of aspects with emphasis on respect for patients and families to enhance quality of life.

• Focusing care to better serve our patients - an emphasis on the patient's and families' needs above those of the health care system
• Partnership among practitioners, patients, and families to foster shared medical decision-making
• Care that is respectful of the patients wants, needs, preferences, and beliefs
• Patient education to inform decision-making
• Coordination of care across multiple settings; e.g. inpatient to outpatient; hospital to rehab; hospice role
• Development of health-promotion skills in patients
• Enhanced cultural competence of providers
• Integrated palliative care that includes expert disease management, medical supportive care (physical and psychiatric symptoms), psychosocial/spiritual support for patients and families, and advance care planning.