Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center (MBPCC) is a nonprofit, community-owned cancer care organization headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a network of centers across Louisiana and Mississippi. It focuses exclusively on cancer treatment, research, education, prevention, and early detection, with the mission to "improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer."[1]
In the late 1960s, sixteen community leaders headed by Dr. M. J. Rathbone Jr. and Anna B. Lipsey saw the need for a community-owned, nonprofit radiation cancer facility in the greater Baton Rouge area. With the vision and support of the Baton Rouge community, the Cancer Radiation & Research Foundation—now known as Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center—was established.[1]
In 1968, the Foundation held a capital campaign capped by a generous gift of land from philanthropist Paul D. Perkins in honor of his late daughter, Mary Bird.[1]
In 1971, the Mary Bird Perkins Radiation Treatment Center opened its doors in Baton Rouge.[1]
After 14 years of operation, in 1985 the Center relocated to its present site on Essen Lane and installed the first linear accelerator in the state of Louisiana.[1]
The following year, in 1986, the name of the Center was changed to Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center.[1]
In 1988, the first satellite treatment center was opened in Hammond, followed by additional centers across southeast Louisiana and southwest Mississippi: Covington (1998), Houma (2008), Gonzales (2009), and Natchez, Mississippi (2019).[1]
In 2018, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Our Lady of the Lake, and Woman’s Hospital opened the Breast & GYN Cancer Pavilion, now known as the Woman’s Cancer Pavilion.[1]
From its inception, Mary Bird Perkins has remained a community initiative supported by regional partners and donors, providing state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive cancer care with a focus on prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship.[1]
Services
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center offers a full continuum of cancer care—from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and research.[2]
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center serves communities throughout Louisiana and southwest Mississippi through a growing network of regional campuses, partner hospitals, and specialty clinics.
Baton Rouge, LA – Main Campus, 4950 Essen Lane (link)
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