HJBR Sep/Oct 2020

56 SEP / OCT 2020  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF BATON ROUGE   Hospital Rounds One of the programs that will benefit from the donation is the Cancer Center’s survivorship initia- tive, which helps to ensure that the Cancer Cen- ter provides advanced support for patients and their families in the form of support groups, exer- cise classes, educational events, and much more. Another portion of the proceeds are directed toward the Cancer Center’s early detection Pre- vention on the Go Program, which includes the successful Live Well Ascension event. These pre- vention and early detection services are essential in finding cancer in its earliest stage, when better outcomes are more likely. “The Cancer Center’s ability to provide vital be invested in the decision because it obviously affects their health and their chances of being suc- cessful in beating cancer.” The Woman’s Gynecologic Oncology Clinic - Lafayette is located at 5000 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Building 4. Ascension Parish Cancer Patients Benefit fromDonation The Gonzales Area Foundation recently donated $80,000 to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Cen- ter in Gonzales. The funds will be used to provide vital services and programs at no cost for cancer patients and their loved ones in Ascension Parish. resources to our patients in need in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is in large part due to the generous support of community groups like the Gonzales Area Foundation,” said Todd Stevens, president and CEO, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. “We thank the Foundation for its tremen- dous continued support of our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.” Since 2016, the Gonzales Area Foundation has contributed more than $1.5 million dollars to the Cancer Center. “With patients and their caregivers needing support like never before during this unprece- dented time of COVID-19, we are proud to be The Gonzales Area Foundation recently donated $80,000 to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Gonzales. Pictured at the check presentation, left to right, are Ryland Percy, Todd Stevens, Mayor Barney Arceneaux, DeEtte DeArmond, Melanie Boudreaux, and Wendy Daigle