Keck Medicine of USC, the University of Southern California’s medical enterprise, acquired Orange Coast Oncology Hematology Medical Associates for an undisclosed price as part of a cancer-treatment network allowing local patients to avoid trips to Los Angeles for care.
The practice will now be known as USC Oncology/Hematology and have locations in Newport Beach and Irvine and at the USC Oncology/Hematology Infusion Center in Newport Beach.
Keck started laying the groundwork for the network late last year when it teamed with Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian to develop a treatment strategy that includes a comprehensive cancer program at Hoag Family Cancer Institute.
“We want to provide an integrated network where [patients] can get the right care at the right place,” said Thomas Jackewicz, chief executive of Keck Medicine and senior vice president of USC Health, in an interview this month. “The acquisition of the Orange Coast group was actually our first step in taking our affiliation and making it real in Orange County.”