Oasis of Hope Hospital is one of the world’s leading institutions in the research and treatment of cancer with integrative therapies, combining the best of conventional and alternative approaches. The hospital, founded by the late Dr. Ernesto Contreras Sr. in 1963, has treated more than 100,000 patients – 60 percent with cancer – from 55 countries. Under the direction of his son, Dr. Francisco Contreras, Oasis of Hope uses a multi-disciplinary approach to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of its patients.

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The two pillars of the Contreras philosophy are adopted from Hippocrates and Jesus:

          Do the body no harm; do not compromise the patient’s quality of life.
          Love your patient as yourself.