Truman Medical Centers will hold event for cancer center

Richard and Annette Bloch listen to the presentation during the opening of their cancer park in Sacramento, Sunday, December 1, 2002. The Bloch Cancer Survivors Park is located on Stockton Blvd. at 2nd Ave.
Sacramento Bee/ Lezlie Sterling — Richard and Annette Bloch listen to the presentation during the opening of their cancer park in Sacramento, Sunday, December 1, 2002. The Bloch Cancer Survivors Park is located on Stockton Blvd. at 2nd Ave. Sacramento Bee/ Lezlie Sterling

Truman Medical Centers will hold a ceremonial grand opening and donor recognition event at 4 p.m. Thursday for the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Center.

The $6 million, 17,000-square-foot facility on Hospital Hill opened earlier this year. It was made possible by a $2.3 million gift from the R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation plus other philanthropic support. It triples the size of Truman’s cancer treatment facility.

In addition to the Bloch family, other major donors were the Hall Family Foundation and the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation.

This story was originally published May 14, 2014 at 3:03 PM with the headline "Truman Medical Centers will hold event for cancer center."

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