WHAT IS THE HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER AFFILIATE ALLIANCE? The HCC Affiliate Alliance is a group of physicians and hospitals that have formally partnered with the Hollings Cancer Center and that are committed to providing cutting edge, high quality patient care throughout South Carolina and its neighboring states. The Hollings  Affiliate Alliance benefits its partners by: - Making state of the art cancer prevention, diagnostic, and treatment therapies available through clinical trials available to patients near their homes - Providing accelerated access for second opinions at Hollings cancer Center in Charleston in a seamless manner - Providing professional and patient education opportunities, tools, and or resources AFFILIATES  Carolina Regional Cancer Center, Myrtle Beach, SC
 Hilton Head Regional Medical Center, Hilton Head SC PATIENTS ACCESS HCC AFFILIATE ALLIANCE SERVICES NEAR THEIR HOMES Patients receiving care at local HCC Affiliates will have access to the latest treatments, often through Hollings Clinical Trials Network, a level of service not always available in community practices and hospitals.  As a member of the Clinical Trials Network, Affiliates may be able to participate in investigator initiated trials developed at HCC. In addition, Affiliates may join and participate in trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and / or pharmaceutical companies. HCC will work with Affiliates, even hospital and practices new to conducting clinical trials, to develop the infrastructure necessary to bring these trials to their communities.
Affiliates have audiovisual access to eleven disease-focused Tumor Boards. Remote access through video conferencing allows affiliates to view and participate in these meetings and provides  opportunity for them to present cases for review by HCC cancer specialists. STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR PATIENTS REQUIRING CARE AT HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER At times, Affiliates may wish to refer patients to HCC in Charleston for a second opinion or for services not available in their home town. HCC is committed to helping these patients navigate the system as easily as possible and receive maximum benefit during their journey to Ch arleston. HCC has multidisciplinary services in thoracic, breast, head & neck, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, hematologic, neuro, and pediatric cancers. Several teams have a nurse dedicated to coordinating care to ensure patients are seen in a timely and efficient manner in multidisciplinary clinics where all specialists are available. More about HCC Patient Care IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES FOR PATIENT CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT Through its own in-house expertise and consistent monitoring of current thoughts and trends regarding best practices, HCC can help Affiliates enhance the quality of treatment modalities offered to their patients. EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES Affiliates have access to HCC sponsored education opportunities such as weekly research seminar series, the autumn research retreat, spring research symposium, and disease specific clinical-based workshops through the year. A two-day Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy & Biotherapy in-service followed by a certification exam is also available. PREVENTION & CONTROL The new Hollings mobile health unit, equipped with digital mammography and screening services for several types of cancer, is available to all HCC Affiliates for community outreach. In addition, help is available for the development of survivorship progr ams, support groups, cancer genetics screening, smoking cessation, and other wellness initiatives. CONTACT HOLLINGS CANCER CENTER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION  | 
