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We are so incredibly excited to announce the completion of our renovated and expanded cancer center!!! Thank you to each and every one of our 3,100 donors who made this possible. Our community is beyond blessed!

Cancer Center Memoir #6 of 8 - Who Named Rooms and Gardens in the Renovated Cancer Center? Sincere appreciation to the more than 3,100 individuals, companies, and foundations who donated $10 million to help fund the $24 million renovation and expansion of Enoch Callaway Cancer Center. The Cancer Center Campaign Final Report is available at: https://issuu.com/jacdav/docs/wghf_final_report_2020. Our Signature Donors named many rooms, areas and gardens in the upgraded cancer cen...ter. Thank you for your leadership support! Enoch Callaway Cancer Center & Main Lobby (Callaway Foundation Inc.) Ray C. Anderson Medical Oncologist Office (Interface) ApolloMD Medical Oncologist Office (Physicians at ApolloMD) Avary Cancer Care Navigator Office (George P. Avary) Chapel (Wellstar WGMC Auxiliary) CharterBank Art Therapy Room (The Charter Foundation) Durand Cancer Care Navigator Office (The Dan & Nancy Durand Family) Duttera Conference Center (Callaway Foundation Inc.) Duttera Healing Garden (The Family of Dr. Julian Duttera) Franklin Boutique (The Allen & Brenda Franklin Family) Garden of H.O.P.E. (H.O.P.E. for a Day) Hawkins Friendship Garden (The Family of Susan & Scott Hawkins) JSL Resource Center (The Junior Service League of LaGrange) Kia Cancer Care Navigator Office (Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia) McMillian Radiation Oncologist Office (The Family of Terry McMillian) Oncology Administration Suite (Wellstar WGMC Auxiliary) Smith Family Program Conference Room (Hutchinson Traylor) Spier/LaGuardia Medical Oncology Lobby (Sentry Anesthesia Management) Olivia Hope Turton Conference Room (Dr. Wes & Suzanne Turton) Vlachos Medical Oncology Exam Room (Nick Vlachos, MD) Zachry Meditation Garden (The Zachry Family) Rooms and areas named by Together Employees Achieve Magic (T.E.A.M.): T.E.A.M. CT Radiation Simulator Suite T.E.A.M. Chemotherapy Infusion Rooms (2) T.E.A.M. Linear Accelerator Vaults (2) T.E.A.M. Medical Oncology Exam Room T.E.A.M. Pharmacy Suite T.E.A.M. Radiation Oncology Exam Room T.E.A.M. Radiation Oncology Lobby

Cancer Center Memoir #5 of 8 Dr. Julian Duttera Conference Center Named by Callaway Foundation Inc. Our sincere appreciation to Callaway Foundation Inc. for providing leadership in the renovation and expansion of Enoch Callaway Cancer Center by providing a $5 million matching grant toward our $10 million fundraising goal. Throughout the 20th Century, the trustees of the Fuller E. Callaway Foundation and Callaway Foundation Inc. have supported quality medical care for our co...mmunity by making grants for capital campaigns, program enhancements, and nursing education scholarships at our local hospital. Their commitment continues today, and we thank them for their generous support. In addition to naming the cancer center and lobby for Dr. Enoch Callaway Jr., Callaway Foundation trustees have chosen to memorialize long-time oncology medical director Dr. Julian Duttera with naming of the conference center.

Cancer Center Memoir #4 of 8 - Your Special Invitation for the Virtual Ribbon Cutting Please plan to join us for the Virtual Ribbon Cutting of Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center's renovated and expanded Enoch Callaway Cancer Center on Friday, Nov 6, at 10 am. On that day, go to https://www.facebook.com/wellstarhealthsystem for the Facebook Live presentation. Feel free to share this invitation with your friends and family. We look forward to celebrating with you!

Cancer Center Memoir #3 of 8 How did Lifesaving Cancer Care Evolve at Our Local Hospital? (Part 1) Cancer services at City-County Hospital (forerunner of Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center) were provided inside the hospital until a dedicated cancer clinic was built in 1949. Dr. Enoch Callaway Jr. served as director from the hospital's opening in 1937 until his death in 1961.

Cancer Center Memoir #3 of 8 How did Lifesaving Cancer Care Evolve at Our Local Hospital? (Part 2) The original Enoch Callaway Cancer Center (circa 1975) merged high tech and compassionate care to continue Dr. Callaway's legacy of effective cancer detection and treatment, and a Varian linear accelerator was installed to target tumors and spare healthy tissues. Dr. Hoke Wammock, Dr. Julian Duttera, and Dr. Wassim Mchayleh served as oncology medical directors in this location.

Cancer Center Memoir #3 of 8 How did Lifesaving Cancer Care Evolve at Our Local Hospital? (Part 3) The renovated and expanded Enoch Callaway Cancer Center that we celebrate in 2020 will house all cancer services at Wellstar West Georgia, including a second Varian linear accelerator, advanced chemotherapies, and support services for families affected by cancer. Dr. Venu Thirukonda, medical oncology director, along with Dr. Robert Taylor, radiation oncology medical director, will guide the ongoing evolution of local cancer care as we continue to meet the growing needs of our community.

Cancer Center Memoir #2 of 8 - How did Baby Jane save thousands of lives? A native son of Troup County, Dr. Enoch Callaway Jr. began his medical practice in LaGrange in 1922. In 1923, he married Jane Louisa Jennie Crowell and their family soon included three children: Enoch III, Jane, and Sarah Sallie. When the couple lost their two-year-old daughter Jane to sarcoma of the liver in 1931, the doctor turned his full attention to the fight against cancer.... Dr. Callaway became the radiologist at Dunson Hospital from 1932 to 1937, and served as director of the cancer clinic at City-County Hospital (now Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center) from 1937 to 1961.

Cancer Center Memoir #1 of 8 - Who was Dr. Enoch Callaway Jr.? Dr. Enoch Callaway Jr. (1892-1961) was nationally recognized as a pioneer in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. A native of LaGrange, Dr. Callaway received his medical degree from Tulane University in New Orleans before volunteering for the U.S. Navy during WWI. He returned to LaGrange to practice and became one of the founders of the Georgia Division of the American Cancer Society. As chairman of their exec...utive committee, he led a statewide educational campaign against cancer quackery and oversaw the funding of cancer detection, research, and treatment facilities throughout the state. His achievements were recognized by the American Cancer Society and the Medical Association of Georgia. The original Enoch Callaway Cancer Center at West Georgia Medical Center was dedicated in his name in 1975. We are proud to continue to recognize his contributions by rededicating our local cancer center in his memory in 2020. See more

It’s tiiiiiime! The annual Ely Callaway Hospice golf tournament is here!

Thank you so much Mike Patton Auto and their COO David Watts! We are incredibly grateful for your partnership!

Congratulations to Hospice volunteer Bonita Bishop!!! She is our 2020 Volunteer of the Year for the entire Wellstar system! That’s twice for us as Kevin R. Dunn won this honor two years ago!!

Florence Hand folks have got it going on tonight!!!

What an incredibly fabulous story right here at our own Florence Hand Home!