Instituto Oncológico Nacional
| Instituto Oncológico Nacional | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Gorgas Street, Ancon, Building 254 Panama City, Panama, Panama |
| Coordinates | 8°57′36.61″N 79°32′44.58″W / 8.9601694°N 79.5457167°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 143 |
| Speciality | Cancer |
| History | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.ion.gob.pa |
| Lists | Hospitals in Panama |
The National Oncologic Institute or ION (Spanish: Instituto Oncológico Nacional) is a specialized hospital for cancer treatment, located in Panama City, Panama. Between August 2000 and March 2001, patients receiving radiation treatment for prostate cancer and cancer of the cervix received lethal doses of radiation, resulting in eight fatalities.