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Our PracticeAt New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA, we strive to provide each of our patients with the best medical care available for cancers and diseases of the blood. Please take a minute to read our full "Mission and Values Statement". It was written in collaboration with all the departments of our practice. We try to live by it every day. Dr. A. Collier Smyth started New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA (NHOH) in 1976. Dr. Smyth was the first board-certified oncologist in community practice in New Hampshire, and he trained at the National Cancer Institute. His vision was to bring world-class oncology and hematology care to New Hampshire. Over the subsequent 28 years that NHOH has been in existence, we have pursued the very same goal he set for the practice. Every person is committed to providing our patients with expert and compassionate care. The task of caring for individuals with serious and complex illnesses cannot be accomplished by any individual alone, but rather requires the teamwork of many different individuals. Each of these team members has a different area of expertise necessary to ensure the highest quality care for our patients. Our team now consists of nearly 100 employees, including nine board-certified or board-eligible oncologists/hematologists. Additionally, we serve our patients from five locations throughout New Hampshire. As you look at the Staff section of our website you will see the faces of some of these dedicated individuals. Here at NHOH we are involved in the medical treatment of cancers, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the blood. We provide care for adults, as oncology and hematology care for children is a separate discipline. Specially trained nurses at each of our five practice locations administer chemotherapy and other types of anti-cancer medicines. All medications are stored and prepared in accordance with the strictest governmental and professional standards. Our practice serves communities in New Hampshire at five different locations. The Hooksett location is a private free-standing office, which serves patients in greater Manchester. In Concord, our practice is private office space, located within the Payson Center for Cancer Care on the Concord Hospital campus. In these two offices, staff and physicians are employed by NHOH. Our Laconia, Exeter and Derry offices, which support patients in each of those communities and surrounding areas respectively, are based within hospitals. At those offices, our physicians and hospital staffs are integrated in caring for patients. The care of the patient with cancers or diseases of the blood usually requires the coordination of treatment planning among many different physicians and institutions. At NHOH, we work closely with surgeons, radiation oncologists, and primary care physicians locally, as well as nationally. We have a close collaborative relationship with our community hospitals and the Harvard hospitals. The information in our patient records is maintained in our offices and released to others in accordance with the strict Federal Privacy Laws (HIPAA) that govern this part of medical practice. A more complete explanation of this subject can be found in the section of the website entitled, Privacy Statement. In order to bring the most up to date care to our patients, we have a vigorous clinical research program at all of the NHOH practice sites. A full discussion of the meaning of clinical research, as well as the types of studies we are conducting, can be found in the section of our website entitled, Research. As hematologists, it is important that we personally examine our patients’ blood under the microscope. For the convenience of our patients we have a full-service, nationally accredited laboratory in each of our offices. These laboratories not only perform hematology tests, but also the full range of standard blood testing. Individuals and families coping with serious medical illnesses are naturally under a great deal of stress. The psychological, social, and spiritual strains that these diseases create are enormous. Assisting our patients with these issues is critical to the mission of NHOH. InnisfreeCancerHelp.org provides a comprehensive list of community resources that assist patients and families dealing with these problems. In addition, each of our practice sites has a library providing printed materials on a variety of cancer-related topics. Throughout the year, support groups and other activities are offered in the communities where we practice. The availability of the highest level of medical care is not only a function of the expertise and resources that we have at NHOH, but is also related to the laws, regulations and insurance policies that govern these activities. NHOH tries to play an active role in all these areas, to ensure that our patients will have access to the highest quality care. More on this subject can be seen in the section of the website entitled, Cancer Care Public Policy. Every day each of the members of the New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA team works to improve the health of our patients and their families. We pursue that goal in many different ways. We hope that the other sections of this website will give you more information about the many resources NHOH has available to help individuals and families cope with cancer or blood diseases. Each of us has a personal stake in the health of our patients; we know that at any time we, too, could be patients at NHOH. We wish you the best of health and life. The Physicians and Staff of New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology, PA |
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