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New Cancer Facility for Atlantic General Hospital

Atlantic General Hospital website

Atlantic General Hospital broke ground on their new cancer regional center.

It’s been named after John H. “Jack” Burbage Junior.

The facility will spread out over a single floor of 18-thousand square feetand will be located at the intersection of Route 113 and Old Ocean City Road.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that there will be a number of treatments and services.

These will include Pet scans and radiation oncologists as well as community education and support groups.

The paper reports that the facility will cost $9.5 million with completion of the center by early next year.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.