Baton Rouge General has earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons, for providing the highest level of care in treating rectal cancer.
“This is an achievement we’ve been working toward for nearly two years, and I couldn’t be prouder of our team,” said R. Scott Daugherty, MD, a colorectal surgeon at Baton Rouge General. “Through our partnership with Mary Bird Perkins, a multidisciplinary team from physicians to nutritionists continues to provide the most comprehensive and innovative care to our patients.”
To achieve accreditation, a rectal center must demonstrate compliance with the NAPRC standards addressing program management, clinical services, and quality improvement for patients. Centers are required to establish a multidisciplinary rectal cancer team that includes clinical representatives from surgery, pathology, radiology, radiation oncology, and medical oncology.