Marquette General Cancer Center
Marquette General Health System
580 West College Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 225-3500
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The Marquette General Cancer Center is operated under the auspices of the Marquette General Hospital, a federally designated Regional Referral Center which in turn is part of the larger Marquette General Health System. The hospital itself is a smaller facility with 315 beds and a staff of 200 physicians and 2200 allied health care workers serving 12,000 inpatients and approximately 350,000 outpatients a year.
Marquette General Hospital also collaborates with Northern Michigan University in the field of brain tumor research, and is home to the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center.
As a member of the Upper Peninsula Health Care Network, Marquette General Health System works together with the many fine community hospitals throughout the region. With comprehensive, quality care, we rank among the best in the Midwest.
When the diagnosis is cancer, you want every available resource at your disposal. At the Marquette General Cancer Center, a team of experts work together to manage your care.
The Marquette General Cancer Center is a Community Cancer Center approved by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, assuring quality care for those patients able to afford it. The Center offers all of conventional forms of cancer diagnosis and treatment including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and clinical research. Marquette oncologists also serve eight communities throughout the Upper Peninsula region.
The Marquette General Cancer Center is also affiliated with Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit; cancer patients at the Center in Marquette in need of a second opinion may have their cases reviewed by Karmanos Cancer Center physicians, who will consult on proposed treatments.
Sources
Marquette General Cancer Center Website
http://www.mgh.org/cancer/index.html
