MD Anderson Cancer Center

Services: mdasc is a Texas nonprofit Corporation that was organized in 1989 as a supporting organization to mdacc. Mdacc is one of the world's most respected institutions devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. Mdasc supports mdacc's mission by acting as an instrument through which mdacc delivers programs to achieve mdacc's mission. Mdasc's longest established extramural relationships are Services agreements, pursuant to which mdasc provides a broad range of clinical support Services (including mdacc's clinical guidelines, multi-disciplinary treatment planning methodologies, oncology quality management and best practices programs, physician education, and oncology consultations) to advance the treatment of cancer in community hospital or international settings. Pursuant to the Services agreement for M. D. Anderson international espana in madrid, spain, mdasc supports spain's first multi-disciplinary full-service cancer center. The spain cancer center has provided a level of specialized oncology care that was previously unavailable in spain. Mdasc routinely assists mdacc in its development of various programs to implement mdacc's methodologies for the delivery of high-quality cancer care in community settings. Finally, mdasc provides management expertise to its related non-profit exempt organizations, M. D. Anderson physicians network and mdacc. Mdasc also holds and administers a permanent endowment valued in excess of $500 million exclusively for the benefit of mdacc.mdasc launched the caring fund in 2011 to assist mdacc employees and their families with recovery from disasters such as the 2011 Texas wildfires.the caring fund policy has been expanded to provide (a) financial assistance for specific qualifying financial hardships and (b) financial assistance to eligible applicants who are carrying out essential duties as required by md Anderson cancer center during a public health emergency, such as covid19, for costs related to coming to work such as transportation, temporary housing, and childcare. Overall, the fund has aided more than 1,000 employees through the distribution of grants to eligible applicants.in fy22, the fund issued 170 grants to 37 recipients totaling $68,000.