Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis). Abbott Northwestern's Virginia Piper Cancer Institute was founded by the hospital in 1990 and has since spread to provide services at other hospitals in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Virginia Piper Cancer Institute has gained national recognition for excellence, as it is a Blue Distinction Center for Complex & Rare Cancers for 10 cancer types. Additionally, CareChex ranked the hospital eighth in the nation in 2016 for excellence in cancer care.
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