As the director of the Magee-Womens Gynecologic Cancer Program at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, I can say we are working every day to address both racial and rural health disparities in Pennsylvania. We see patients at our inpatient facilities in Pittsburgh at UPMC Magee and UPMC Passavant. But we also provide care for women with gynecologic cancers throughout the tri-state region. We perform surgery at UPMC Hamot and UPMC Altoona. UPMC Horizon is one of the outpatient facilities where we see patients. We work closely with our medical oncology colleagues throughout the region. When travel to Pittsburgh is not practical or feasible for patients, we are happy to collaborate with the network of medical oncologists throughout the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center system to ensure that patients can access care closer to home. UPMC Passavant is especially interesting. While the hospital serves as a hub for residents of Pittsburgh’s northern and western suburbs, it’s also where we provide gynecologic oncology surgical services for women from more rural communities farther north. Areas like Franklin, Hermitage, and New Castle represent a surprising range of socioeconomic and ethnic diversity. I tell my patients that having surgery at UPMC Passavant is no different than at UPMC Magee. We offer a seamless collaboration that delivers excellence in care on every level. UPMC Passavant–McCandless isn’t far from downtown Pittsburgh, but it offers cancer patients a less intimidating and more relaxed environment. When you’re traveling from a distant community, navigating unfamiliar streets and finding parking can be stressful. Sometimes, there are clinical trial options available at Magee and patients come to Pittsburgh for treatment. But more and more of these trials are now available throughout the region. That’s good news for all women — and particularly underrepresented minorities — because they offer improved access to those trials closer to home.