Ellis Fischel Provides Multidisciplinary Care

Ellis Fischel Cancer Center is Missouri's only hospital dedicated solely to cancer care. Its team of physician specialists and other trained professionals work together with a common goal: to provide the latest cancer treatments and improved quality of life for thousands of people each year.

Named after Dr. Ellis Fischel, a physician who envisioned a statewide plan for controlling cancer, the hospital was dedicated on April 26, 1940 as the first cancer center west of the Mississippi River.

In 1990, Ellis Fischel became a partner with the University of Missouri Health Sciences Center. The merger is paving the way for Ellis Fischel to become one of the country's outstanding cancer centers. Today, 60 years after the opening of the hospital, staff members continue to advance Dr. Fischel's vision.