STATE OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Sonny Perdue GOVERNOR Media Advisory For Planning Purposes Only Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Contact: Office of Communications (404) 651- 7774 Governor Perdue to Announce National Cancer Institute's Community Cancer Centers Program ATLANTA Governor Sonny Perdue will announce that Georgia is one of only 14 states where community hospitals have been named by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to participate in a three year pilot for the NCI Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP), TOMORROW, Thursday, June 14, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. WHO: -Governor Sonny Perdue - Bill Todd, President & CEO, Georgia Cancer Coalition -Paul Hinchey, President & CEO, St. Joseph's/Candler Health System -Kenneth F. Davis, M.D., President & CEO, Harbin Clinic, Rome -Lance B. Duke, Executive Vice President & COO, Columbus Regional Healthcare System; President & CEO, The Medical Center WHEN: TOMORROW, Thursday, June 14, 2007. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. WHERE: Governor's Office ###