Ralph Lauren to open cancer prevention clinic in Los Angeles

Ralph Lauren announced on Monday its Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation will open a new Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles. 

Located in the heart of LA County, the center is designed to help improve access to high quality care for underserved communities within the 10.4-million-person catchment area.  

It is slated ​to open in spring 2024, and will be the third Ralph Lauren-named center in the US, and the first on the west coast.

USC Norris’s new partnership with Ralph Lauren looks to increase access to high-quality cancer care, using a novel approach to patient navigation that focuses on social determinants of health that can influence care access and outcomes.

Through a partnership with Los Angeles General Medical Center and three Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) with more than 12 sites in high-need areas of L.A. County, the center will also bridge the space between primary care (education and screening) and specialty care (follow-up screening and cancer treatment).

In line with the USC Norris cancer center’s strategic priorities for cancer care, the Ralph Lauren Center will focus on addressing disparities in risk and outcomes for cancers of the cervix, breast, colon and lung.

As one of the first comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute, USC Norris has served the Los Angeles community for 50 years with services including screenings, treatment
and survivorship.

“We’re honored that our USC Norris cancer center is the first named cancer center in California to be selected for this generous and transformational award,” said Carol Folt, president of the University of Southern California.

“The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention’s goal of breaking down barriers to cancer treatment aligns with USC’s deep commitment to making health care more accessible and equitable. This award will greatly benefit those in our community and further our ‘moonshot’ goal of transforming USC Health Science.”

In 2022, the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation made a $25-million commitment to expand or establish five Ralph Lauren-named cancer centers in underserved communities throughout the U.S.

“We have made great progress since I made a commitment to the fight against cancer more than 30 years ago but there is more to do, and we will continue expanding our efforts to make meaningful change for patients, their families and communities. Around the country, from New York, to Washington, and now Los Angeles, we are working to reduce disparities in healthcare and improve access to high quality preventative care and treatment, making a real difference in the lives of the medically underserved,” said Ralph Lauren, executive chairman
and chief creative officer of Ralph Lauren Corporation and chair of the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation. “USC Norris sits in the heart of the community, making it possible to reach those who need support the most.”