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Our Cancer Program has been accredited as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) since 1990. We are proud to have received full accreditation with commendation with our most recent survey. In 2010, Central Baptist received 3-year full accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) – the first hospital in Lexington and the first community hospital in Kentucky to receive this distinction. The Cancer Registry is an important part of our successful cancer program.

The Cancer Registry collects, analyzes, and maintains current information on all patients diagnosed with and/or treated for cancer. Cancer registries are required by law for every provider in the United States.

Cancer registrars are data experts who:

• Collect timely, accurate, and complete cancer data
• Maintain data within an institution
• Enter the data into a computer database
• Report information as required by law including demographics, incidence, staging, treatment, and outcomes
• Update cancer registry information regularly. Follow-up is required each year for every patient in the cancer registry database and may be obtained through medical records or personal contact by letter or phone.

A cancer registrar’s work goes far beyond simply collecting cancer data. In order to accomplish the goal of preventing and controlling cancer, registrars also work closely with physicians, administrators, researchers, and health care planners to provide support for cancer program development, ensure compliance of reporting standards, and serve as a valuable resource for cancer information. Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credentialing is obtained by successful completion of the CTR exam.

Contact Cancer Registry for more information:

Cancer Registrar Supervisor– Freida Herald, RT(R), CTR: Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Location: Central Baptist Hospital 1800 Building – Building A Suite 401A Lexington, KY Email: [email protected] Phone Number: 859-260-6764 Fax Number: 859-260-6320	Mailing Address: Central Baptist Hospital 1740 Nicholasville Rd Lexington, KY 40503