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Medical center cancer program maintains high ratings <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
   The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, has been
informed by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer that they
have been granted a four-year approval as a Community Hospital Cancer
ProgramThe VAMC is one of the first hospitals to receive the new approval.
Shown, first row, from left, are: Dr. Dharamraj Nirmul, staff surgeon; Libby
Karasinski, tumor registrar; Shirley Smith, clinical specialist oncology; Dr.
R. Shah, director of the primary care and consultative medicine core. Shown,
second row, from left, are: Reedes Hurt, director of VAMC; Dr. Bill Grossman,
chief of staff.

Medical Center Cancer Program Maintains High Ratings 
The Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-barre, Has Been 
Informed By The American College Of Surgeons' Commission On Cancer That They 
Have Been Granted A Four-year Approval As A Community Hospital Cancer Program.

Medical Center Cancer Program Maintains High Ratings The Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-barre, Has Been Informed By The American College Of Surgeons' Commission On Cancer That They Have Been Granted A Four-year Approval As A Community Hospital Cancer Program.