| About CMMC |
| "A leader in innovative Cancer Care" |
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Recognizing the need to provide community members with the latest radiation oncology and diagnostic services, Central Mississippi Medical Center opened the Cancer Care Center in 1987. CMMC was the first hospital in Mississippi to offer safer radiation therapy treatments including: X-knife radiosurgery and the state's only remote high dose rate after loading brachytherapy. Other non-invasive procedures include radioactive implants such as palladium seed implants to treat prostate cancer and endocavitary implants. Central Mississippi Medical Center is the only hospital in the state to house the Gamma Knife in the Robert R. Smith M.D. Gamma Knife Center. |
| Central Mississippi Medical Center is a 473-bed
healthcare facility located in Jackson, Mississippi. CMMC offers a
wide continuum of services, which include cardiology, women's
health, emergency care, outpatient surgery and radiation therapy. It
is the largest hospital in the Health Managements Associates, Inc.,
system. HMA is headquarted in Naples, Florida, and operates 38
general acute care hospitals in 12 states. Central Mississippi
Medical Center is a member of the Preferred Hospitals of Metro
Jackson which includes River Oaks Hospital, Woman's Hospital and
Rankin Medical Center.
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